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Carex scopulorum - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Carex scopulorum - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This Rocky Mountain alpine to subalpine association occurs in wet meadows and fens. Stands occur on level to gently sloping marshy areas adjacent to streams or melting snow fields, often at the headwaters of creeks. Stream channels are moderately steep (Rosgen's Channel Type: B3). Soils are saturated and generally poorly drained. Organic content varies from a thin layer to 15 cm of peat and duff, and may overlie a meter of muck. Soil textures range from clay to sandy clay loam to loam with mottles present near the surface to Histic Epipedons overlying clay loam. Parent materials are typically alluvium. Vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense to dense herbaceous cover strongly dominated by <i>Carex scopulorum</i> and codominated by <i>Caltha leptosepala</i>. A few other graminoids that can be abundant, but are not consistently present in all stands, include <i>Agrostis humilis (= Agrostis thurberiana), Carex aquatilis, Carex illota, Carex jonesii, Carex nigricans, Carex vernacula, Deschampsia caespitosa</i>, and <i>Eleocharis quinqueflora</i> with 0-30% cover. If present, <i>Elymus trachycaulus</i> has low cover. Other common forbs include <i>Epilobium hornemannii, Ligusticum filicinum, Saxifraga odontoloma, Packera dimorphophylla, Pedicularis groenlandica, Polygonum bistortoides</i>, and <i>Rhodiola rhodantha</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34048.CEGL001823
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: Mountain Sedge - White Marsh-marigold Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex scopulorum - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL001823