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Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This high-elevation wet meadow association is found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is known from a high cirque floor at 3536 m elevation. Slopes are moderately steep and northwest-facing. The site is seasonally flooded with poorly drained silt loam soils. Ground cover is dominated by bare soil (50%) and litter and duff (30%). Herbaceous vegetation cover ranges from 75-85% with 55-65% forb cover and 15-25% graminoid cover. Dominant species include <i>Caltha leptosepala</i> (30%) and <i>Cardamine cordifolia</i> (30%). Other commonly occurring species with 10% cover each include <i>Carex scopulorum, Polygonum bistortoides</i>, and <i>Juncus drummondii</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34035.CEGL001958
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: Heartleaf Bittercress - White Marsh-marigold Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001958