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Malus fusca - (Salix hookeriana) / Carex obnupta Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Malus fusca - (Salix hookeriana) / Carex obnupta Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: According to Christy (2004), this association occurs in depressions in both deciduous and coniferous forests. Several examples of this association have been observed in the field but only one plot has been sampled. All trees are peripheral to the wetlands. The most typical expression known to the author is a dense, monotypic stand of <i>Malus fusca</i> with a monotypic understory of <i>Carex obnupta</i>. Depending on hydroperiod, the understory ranges from nearly 100% cover of <i>Carex obnupta</i> to very low cover of any other vegetation because of prolonged seasonal ponding. The plot reported here also contains <i>Salix geyeriana</i> and <i>Spiraea douglasii</i>. The association may have been more widespread historically, as large expanses of swamp vegetation once occurred in the northern Willamette and Tualatin valleys. These wetlands have not been sampled adequately. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33538.CEGL003294
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.2.686661 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Oregon Crabapple - (Dune Willow) / Slough Sedge Shrubland
  Scientific: Malus fusca - (Salix hookeriana) / Carex obnupta Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003294