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Salix eastwoodiae - Salix lemmonii Wet Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix eastwoodiae - Salix lemmonii Wet Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These riparian shrublands, found scattered throughout high-elevation, late-snowmelt areas, are dominated by <i>Salix eastwoodiae</i> and/or <i>Salix lemmonii</i>. Other species such as <i>Salix planifolia, Salix boothii</i>, and <i>Betula glandulosa</i> may also occur in the shrub layer. Total shrub cover varies from 30 to over 75%. <i>Carex scopulorum, Carex aquatilis</i>, and <i>Carex utriculata</i> are usually dominant in the understory with at least 40% cover. <i>Carex cusickii</i> and <i>Carex luzulina</i> are frequent and abundant. <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> is a dominant graminoid in Idaho stands. Forb cover is low with <i>Mertensia ciliata, Saxifraga odontoloma</i>, and <i>Thalictrum occidentale</i>. Adjacent upland communities are dominated by <i>Pinus monticola, Pinus contorta</i>, and <i>Abies concolor</i>. This alliance is found in the Rocky Mountains of western Wyoming and eastern Idaho, and the Sierra Nevada of western Nevada and California. These shrublands are found within glacial valley bottoms (e.g., seeps, toeslopes, benches, and stream benches), wet mountain meadows, and streambanks with gentle slopes (3%). Elevations range from 2300-3200 m. Sites that support these communities contain surface waters that collect in rivulets or are fed by seeps with water flowing at or near the surface. Soils are characterized by organic surface horizons. Textures of the underlying mineral horizons range from silty clay loam to loam sand. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38988-{5FB46614-201B-49A4-B7DD-047B1C6C4D5B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899826 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3774
  Translated: Mountain Willow - Lemmon's Willow Wet Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Mountain Willow - Lemmon's Willow Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix eastwoodiae - Salix lemmonii Wet Shrubland Alliance