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Ribes lacustre / Mertensia ciliata Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ribes lacustre / Mertensia ciliata Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This putative vegetation type has been described from the western side of the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming, where it is found along stream channels (often dry) and around springs, in limestone canyons. The vegetation usually consists of patches of shrubs, up to 1 m tall, scattered in a dense herbaceous undergrowth. Composition of the vegetation varies from stand to stand, but <i>Ribes lacustre</i> dominates or codominates a medium-height shrub layer that often includes <i>Ribes oxyacanthoides, Rosa woodsii</i>, and <i>Rubus idaeus</i>. <i>Mertensia ciliata</i> contributes as much cover to the undergrowth as does any other species, and <i>Poa pratensis, Achillea millefolium, Actaea rubra, Taraxacum</i> spp., and <i>Fragaria virginiana</i> often are present and may contribute substantial cover. <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca</i> forms an open tree overstory in some stands, and <i>Acer glabrum, Cornus sericea</i>, or <i>Salix bebbiana</i> may form a sparse tall-shrub layer. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30081-{4ED69416-8E80-40FE-BF97-CD25D47E278E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689345 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001172
  Translated: Prickly Currant / Tall Fringed Bluebells Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Ribes lacustre / Mertensia ciliata Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001172
(similar) Ribes lacustre / Mertensia ciliata Shrubland
(similar) Ribes lacustre / Mertensia ciliata Shrubland