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Salix monticola / Mesic Graminoids Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix monticola / Mesic Graminoids Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is known only from Colorado and Wyoming but may occur in the mountains of New Mexico and Utah. It dominates broad, swift mountain streams with active floodplains at 2000-3350 m (6600-11,000 feet) elevation. Stands usually occur 0.5 m (2 feet) above the bankfull channel up to 15 m (50 feet) away from the stream edge in both narrow and wide valleys (20-120 m [65-400 feet] wide). The soils are fine-textured loams, and the ground surface is usually undulating due to past flooding or beaver activity. <i>Salix monticola</i> is either the dominant or most abundant species in a variable canopy (15-80% total cover). Other shrubs present at higher elevations include <i>Salix planifolia</i> (10-40% cover), <i>Salix geyeriana</i> (2-20% cover), and <i>Salix brachycarpa</i>. Species present at lower elevations include <i>Salix irrorata, Salix lucida ssp. caudata, Alnus incana</i>, and <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i>. The herbaceous undergrowth is diverse, with a variety of graminoid and forb species. This association is distinguished from ~<i>Salix monticola</i> / Mesic Forbs Wet Shrubland (CEGL002658)$$ by having a higher cover of graminoid species. Stands with predominantly non-native graminoid species in the undergrowth are considered grazing-induced.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31567-{B4D3FA07-E870-4DBF-A5D9-94911410FC25} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 14
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 25-Jul-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Salix monticola Wet Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684106 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002659   Translated: Park Willow / Mesic Graminoids Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Salix monticola / Mesic Graminoids Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Salix monticola / Mesic Graminoids Shrubland (similar) Salix monticola / Mesic Graminoids Shrubland (similar) CEGL002659