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Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Wet Meadow | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Wet Meadow
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This high-elevation wet meadow association is found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30867-{9CD6DF8D-0ED4-42A7-9098-398E95389A7E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689578 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001958
  Translated: Heartleaf Bittercress - White Marsh-marigold Wet Meadow
  Scientific: Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Wet Meadow
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL001958
(similar) Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Herbaceous Vegetation