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Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This riparian shrubland association is locally abundant in the eastern central Cascades and rare in the southern portion of the eastern Cascades. Elevations are low to moderately high, ranging from 945 to 1585 m (3100-5200 feet). Most occurrences are on low-gradient floodplains along streams, although a few large occurrences are found on the headwaters and tributary drainages in wet, poorly drained marshes and swamps. Floodplain soils are very deep alluviums that usually have significant amounts of sedge peat. The vegetation is dominated by tall willows (<i>Salix geyeriana</i> and/or <i>Salix lemmonii</i>) with a sward of <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>. In the higher elevation headwaters, <i>Salix eastwoodiae</i> (sometimes with <i>Salix sitchensis</i>) may be codominant with <i>Salix geyeriana</i> or <i>Salix lemmonii</i>. <i>Salix eastwoodiae</i> or <i>Betula glandulosa</i> can be dominant where beaver have reduced the cover of the more palatable <i>Salix geyeriana, Salix lemmonii</i>, and <i>Salix sitchensis</i>. <i>Spiraea douglasii</i> and <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i> are often common under the tall shrubs. Aside from the very dominant <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives, Carex utriculata</i> is common on wetter sites, but other graminoids and forbs are inconspicuous. Typical forbs include <i>Pyrola asarifolia, Epilobium ciliatum, Galium triflorum, Cicuta douglasii, Platanthera dilatata</i>, and <i>Equisetum arvense</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30121-{0604DBF5-EECA-4FB0-9A9A-D4CB55F3DBD5} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Salix boothii - Salix geyeriana - Salix lutea Montane Wet Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687555 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001212   Translated: Geyer's Willow - Lemmon's Willow / Sitka Sedge Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001212 (similar) Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Shrubland (similar) Salix geyeriana - Salix lemmonii / Carex aquatilis var. dives Shrubland