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Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii Alkaline Fen Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii Alkaline Fen Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance consists of shrublands dominated by <i>Myrica gale, Spiraea douglasii</i>, and/or other shrub species. This vegetation has a dense, short-shrub layer (&lt;2 m tall) that is dominated by cold-deciduous shrubs. The herbaceous layer ranges from sparse to dense. Dense herbaceous layers are typically dominated by perennial graminoids, but forbs and graminoids may occur as an even mixture. Moss cover is important in some stands. These are fens with neutral to alkaline pH (wetlands with at least 30 cm of organic with exposure to groundwater) that occur within the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska. Stands are found along seasonally flooded stream terraces and lakeshores in typically broad valleys. Sites are nearly level to gently sloping. The soils are saturated throughout the growing season, are organic and have contact with groundwater most of the year. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38718-{0A863CAB-4E01-4CCC-8848-9D0E0A70160C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899555 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3432
  Translated: Sweetgale - Rose Spirea Alkaline Fen Alliance
  Common: Sweetgale - Rose Spirea Alkaline Fen
  Scientific: Myrica gale - Spiraea douglasii Alkaline Fen Alliance