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Salix wolfii / Carex aquatilis Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix wolfii / Carex aquatilis Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This is a short-statured wetland shrubland, generally never exceeding 1.2 m (4 feet) in height. It occurs in Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, in very wet valley bottoms of low-gradient streams, and is found on stream benches, terraces, toeslopes and floodplains. <i>Salix wolfii</i> is the dominant shrub, forming a continuous to patchy short-shrub layer. Other short-statured shrubs often present are <i>Betula glandulosa, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)</i>, and <i>Salix planifolia</i>. Taller shrubs may be scattered about but are never as abundant as <i>Salix wolfii</i>. Tall-shrub species include <i>Salix boothii, Salix geyeriana</i>, or <i>Salix monticola</i>. The herbaceous layer is dense, dominated by <i>Carex aquatilis</i>. Other graminoids are often part of this layer and include <i>Carex utriculata, Carex microptera</i>, other wet sedges, and <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i>. Forbs can be sparse to very dense and include a variety of species such as <i>Caltha leptosepala, Ligusticum tenuifolium, Senecio integerrimus, Geum macrophyllum, Fragaria virginiana, Swertia perennis</i>, and <i>Pedicularis groenlandica</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32548.CEGL001234
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]
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  Translated: Wolf's Willow / Water Sedge Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix wolfii / Carex aquatilis Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001234