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Ranunculus aquatilis Aquatic Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ranunculus aquatilis Aquatic Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This herbaceous vegetation occurs from California to British Columbia at 152 to 855 m (500-2800 feet) elevation. Habitat is shallow pools or ponds in open or wooded situations. Soils are seasonally to perennially flooded organic or loam. <i>Ranunculus aquatilis</i> forms beds of rooted aquatic vegetation, usually in nearly monotypic stands. It occurs in both hardwood forests of <i>Fraxinus latifolia, Alnus rubra</i>, and <i>Acer macrophyllum</i>, as well as in forests of <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Thuja plicata</i>. No woody vegetation is recorded from these plots. Twelve species are reported from the herb layer, <i>Ranunculus aquatilis</i> being the most abundant with an average cover of 88% and ranging from 75-98%. <i>Alopecurus aequalis</i> and <i>Veronica scutellata</i> occur in slightly over half sampled plots but at very low cover. An unidentified <i>Callitriche</i> and <i>Eleocharis acicularis</i> form some significant patches, but the rest of the species occur only in very small amounts. Smaller pools containing this association often dry up in summer, and the plants die and disappear when desiccated. These seasonal pools are favored egg-laying sites for amphibians. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32189-{01548F1F-261F-4BF8-AFB8-EA5A7A031FD7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-Apr-2012 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687676 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003307
  Translated: Whitewater Crowfoot Aquatic Vegetation
  Scientific: Ranunculus aquatilis Aquatic Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Ranunculus aquatilis Herbaceous Vegetation