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Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is a short (less than 1 m tall) willow shrub fen infrequently occurring in the subalpine and alpine zones between 793-1710 m (2600-5600 feet) in the southern Thompson-Okanogan Plateau, Canadian Rockies, and northernmost East Cascades. This community is associated with very low-gradient streams, in very broad, very low-gradient valleys, typically on sedge-peat soil. The diagnostic shrub species, <i>Salix farriae</i> or <i>Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia</i>, are dominant and may appear with other short willows, including <i>Salix hookeriana</i>. Some stands may have a mix of the diagnostic <i>Salix</i> species, while others may have only one or the other. Sedges, either <i>Carex utriculata</i> or <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>, have moderate cover, exceeding 10% and dominate the herbaceous layer often with <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> or <i>Comarum palustre</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30137-{A0272BFC-4D6D-4CAE-8AA9-4382EB456ED1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Oct-2002 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688758 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001228
  Translated: (Farr's Willow, Diamondleaf Willow) / Northwest Territory Sedge Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001228
(similar) Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Shrubland
(similar) Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Shrubland