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Salix lutea / Rosa woodsii Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix lutea / Rosa woodsii Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: The association is found in dry regions of southeastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho, and Nevada at elevations ranging from 976 to 2440 m (3200-8000 feet). This association usually occurs in moderate width, V-shaped valleys on terraces and bars with sandy and silty soils that are up to 1 m above the adjacent channel's average high water line. Stream channels are mostly narrow, classified as Rosgen B2, B3, or B4, with low to moderate gradients (up to 5%). The water table is usually deep during late summer and near the surface at high water in the spring when flooding of terraces sometimes occurs. Mature, sometimes dense, <i>Salix lutea</i> (up to 5 m tall) clearly dominates this association, and the understory is usually dry and open. <i>Rosa woodsii</i> is prominent in the understory; both it and/or <i>Ribes</i> spp. (especially <i>Ribes aureum</i>, but also <i>Ribes inerme</i>) usually have greater than 20% cover. Herbaceous cover is variable and no species has consistently high cover; more than half of the ground is unvegetated and covered with a layer of leaf litter. <i>Poa pratensis</i> is the most common understory species. On periodically flooded stream bars, this association might be naturally disturbance-induced. Within <i>Salix lutea</i> stands, heavy livestock grazing can promote <i>Rosa woodsii</i> and <i>Ribes aureum</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32467.CEGL002624 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.2.687832 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Salix lutea / Rosa woodsii Shrubland   Code: CEGL002624   Translated: Yellow Willow / Woods' Rose Shrubland