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Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This riparian shrubland association is locally abundant in the eastern central Cascades and rare in the southern portion of the eastern Cascades. Elevations are low to moderately high, ranging from 945 to 1585 m (3100-5200 feet). Most occurrences are on low-gradient floodplains along streams, although a few large occurrences are found on the headwaters and tributary drainages in wet, poorly drained marshes and swamps. Floodplain soils are very deep alluviums that usually have significant amounts of sedge peat. The vegetation is dominated by tall willows (<i>Salix geyeriana</i> and/or <i>Salix lemmonii</i>) with a sward of <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>. In the higher elevation headwaters, <i>Salix eastwoodiae</i> (sometimes with <i>Salix sitchensis</i>) may be codominant with <i>Salix geyeriana</i> or <i>Salix lemmonii</i>. <i>Salix eastwoodiae</i> or <i>Betula glandulosa</i> can be dominant where beaver have reduced the cover of the more palatable <i>Salix geyeriana, Salix lemmonii</i>, and <i>Salix sitchensis</i>. <i>Spiraea douglasii</i> and <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i> are often common under the tall shrubs. Aside from the very dominant <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>, <i>Carex utriculata</i> is common on wetter sites, but other graminoids and forbs are inconspicuous. Typical forbs include <i>Pyrola asarifolia, Epilobium ciliatum, Galium triflorum, Cicuta douglasii, Platanthera dilatata (= Habenaria dilatata)</i>, and <i>Equisetum arvense</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32534.CEGL001212 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.2.687555 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Geyer's Willow - Lemmon's Willow / Sitka Sedge Shrubland   Scientific: Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Shrubland   Code: CEGL001212