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Salix geyeriana / Carex utriculata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix geyeriana / Carex utriculata Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Throughout its distribution, this association occurs in mountains and high valleys at elevations ranging from 1310 to 2740 m (4300-9000 feet). This is the wettest of the <i>Salix geyeriana</i>-dominated willow shrublands. It is most common on broad, level floodplains but does occur in narrow bands along smaller streams in open U-shaped valleys. Valley bottom gradients are usually low. Surface microtopography is often hummocky as a result of the irregular buildup of organic material. Stands have a 1- to 3-m tall, nearly closed canopy to open clumps that are dominated by the deciduous shrub <i>Salix geyeriana</i>, with a thick carpet of graminoids in the undergrowth that is dominated by <i>Carex utriculata</i>. A diversity of other shrubs may be present but usually in low amounts. Some of these subordinate shrubs are present in the upper canopy along with <i>Salix geyeriana</i>, such as <i>Salix boothii, Salix drummondiana, Salix monticola</i>, and <i>Alnus incana</i>. Often there are shorter shrubs present but usually with not more than 20% cover. Shorter shrub species include <i>Salix planifolia, Salix wolfii, Betula glandulosa, Ribes inerme, Lonicera involucrata</i>, or <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Potentilla fruticosa)</i>. <i>Carex utriculata</i> clearly dominates the understory. Other sedges and grasses, such as <i>Carex aquatilis, Carex interior, Carex scopulorum, Carex simulata, Carex praegracilis</i>, or <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i>, may be present, but they have low cover. Forb species are sparse, but <i>Geum macrophyllum</i> appears to be the most constant species across the range of this type.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32458.CEGL001207 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685548 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Geyer's Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Shrubland   Scientific: Salix geyeriana / Carex utriculata Shrubland   Code: CEGL001207