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Salix wolfii / Calamagrostis canadensis Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix wolfii / Calamagrostis canadensis Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is known from eastern Idaho, western Wyoming and the western slope of Colorado. It occurs between 2650 and 2990 m (8700-9800 feet) elevation in narrow and broad valley bottoms on flat to rolling floodplains and stream terraces. It can also occur on hillside seeps. Soils range from clay, silty loam to sand, usually with signs of a fluctuating water table. Associated stream channels can be wide and sinuous or braided from beaver activity. This is a low-statured shrubland dominated by <i>Salix wolfii</i>. The canopy cover can be nearly continuous or moderately patchy. Other willows may be present but not codominant and include <i>Salix planifolia, Salix monticola</i>, and <i>Salix geyeriana</i>. The herbaceous undergrowth is thick and dominated by graminoids; <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> is the most abundant and constant species present. Other graminoids include <i>Carex microptera, Carex utriculata, Carex aquatilis, Bromus ciliatus, Alopecurus magellanicus</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Forbs are always present and diverse but not as abundant as the graminoid cover. Forb species include <i>Thalictrum occidentale, Senecio triangularis, Senecio sphaerocephalus, Chamerion angustifolium, Cardamine cordifolia, Vicia americana, Mertensia ciliata, Valeriana edulis</i>, and <i>Heracleum maximum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30973-{627C0CF1-25CF-4823-AB3D-5BDB5162BD2B} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 27-Jul-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Salix wolfii - Salix brachycarpa - Betula glandulosa Wet Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.738631 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002064   Translated: Wolf's Willow / Bluejoint Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Salix wolfii / Calamagrostis canadensis Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Salix wolfii / Calamagrostis canadensis Shrubland (similar) Salix wolfii / Calamagrostis canadensis Shrubland