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Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa - Salix pulchra Shrubland Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa - Salix pulchra Shrubland Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This common shrubland group occurs throughout the boreal region of Alaska and extends north into the low arctic region. Stands are dominated by the deciduous shrub species <i>Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa</i> or <i>Salix pulchra</i> or a combination of the two. Willows such as <i>Salix glauca, Salix richardsonii, Salix barclayi</i>, or <i>Salix commutata</i> may be codominant but have low constancy within the group. Other shrub associates include <i>Vaccinium uliginosum, Empetrum nigrum, Betula nana</i> or <i>Betula glandulosa, Vaccinium vitis-idaea</i>, and <i>Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens</i>. Understory herbaceous species include <i>Calamagrostis canadensis, Equisetum arvense, Rubus arcticus, Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium</i>, and <i>Sanguisorba canadensis</i>. This group occurs at low to mid elevations in broad valleys, on mountain sideslopes, and in avalanche zones. Soils develop on hillslope colluvium, glacial deposits, or residual substrates.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40097-{D7C5CD68-C697-49A9-A4FB-93BF735C8502} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 19-Jan-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: North American Boreal Shrubland & Grassland Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Alnus viridis ssp. crispa - Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia / Equisetum arvense Central Mesic Floodplain Shrubland Alliance   Alnus viridis ssp. crispa - Salix bebbiana / Calamagrostis canadensis Central Mesic Shrubland Alliance   Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata - Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia - Salix alaxensis Southwest Mesic Floodplain Shrubland Alliance   Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata - Sambucus racemosa Southwest Mesic Shrubland Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860838 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G357   Scientific: Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa - Salix pulchra Shrubland Group