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Salix monticola / Mesic Forbs Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix monticola / Mesic Forbs Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is a major type in the upper montane valleys of the Southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado (2015-3265 m [6600-10,700 feet]). Physically, it is a tall (1.5-2.5 m [5-8 feet]), deciduous shrubland with an herbaceous layer dominated by a variety of grasses and forbs. Stands occur within 0.75 m (2.5 feet) of the annual high-water mark on sandy clays to silty clay loams. <i>Salix monticola</i> is always the most abundant willow species (20-100% cover), even if it is not the clear dominant. Other willows include <i>Salix drummondiana, Salix planifolia, Salix bebbiana, Salix geyeriana, Salix brachycarpa, Salix wolfii</i>, and <i>Salix eriocephala</i>. <i>Alnus incana, Ribes inerme</i>, and <i>Lonicera involucrata</i> are also often present. Total forb cover ranges from 10-70%. No single forb species is particularly more abundant than any other, nor is any species consistently present in all stands. Forb species that may be present include <i>Heracleum maximum, Rudbeckia laciniata, Mertensia ciliata</i>, and <i>Fragaria virginiana</i>. Graminoid cover ranges from 0-50%, but rarely exceeds total forb cover. Species present may include <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> and <i>Carex utriculata</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31566-{E48BDD26-67F5-48CE-B651-44F5554CBFBC}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 42
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Apr-1998 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687050 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002658
  Translated: Park Willow / Mesic Forbs Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix monticola / Mesic Forbs Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Salix monticola / Mesic Forbs Shrubland
(similar) CEGL002658
(similar) Salix monticola / Mesic Forbs Shrubland