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Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is a low-statured willow shrubland known from high mountain valleys on saturated, usually organic soils from central Utah and western Colorado north to southwestern Montana. Elevation ranges from 1750 to 2690 m (5740-8830 feet) in Montana and Wyoming and from 2710 to 3350 m (8900-11,000 feet) in Colorado and Utah. The shrub canopy is dominated by <i>Salix planifolia</i> with 30-98% cover. Other willows can be present to codominant and include <i>Salix geyeriana, Salix wolfii, Salix monticola, Salix boothii</i>, and <i>Salix commutata</i>. The herbaceous undergrowth is usually dense with graminoids, often low in species diversity. <i>Carex utriculata</i> (erroneously reported as <i>Carex rostrata</i> in several references) is the most abundant and characteristic sedge in the understory with 10-80% cover. Other graminoids that may be present include <i>Carex aquatilis, Calamagrostis canadensis, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Juncus ensifolius, Equisetum arvense, Luzula parviflora, Phleum alpinum</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Forbs are generally much less abundant than graminoids and include a wide variety of species, none being characteristic of the plant association but indicative of high montane to subalpine wetland habitats. Typical forbs include <i>Arnica mollis, Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala, Conioselinum scopulorum, Epilobium</i> spp., and <i>Mertensia ciliata</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34590-{60D032A9-4B95-483A-9C08-5CB580F56BF8} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 16-Jun-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Salix boothii - Salix geyeriana - Salix lutea Montane Wet Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.735330 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005937   Translated: Diamondleaf Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Shrubland (similar) Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Shrubland