Name:
Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This macrogroup includes freshwater shrublands, meadows, marshes and mudflat wetlands. Stands include riparian shrublands, herbaceous meadows, emergent marshes and sparse mudflats dominated by low forbs. Dominant shrubs include <i>Acer glabrum, Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia, Alnus viridis ssp. crispa, Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Artemisia cana, Cornus sericea, Crataegus douglasii, Crataegus rivularis, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Malus fusca, Philadelphus lewisii, Prunus virginiana, Rhus trilobata, Rosa nutkana, Rosa woodsii, Rubus spectabilis</i>, many <i>Salix</i> spp., <i>Shepherdia argentea, Spiraea douglasii</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos</i> spp. Herbaceous species are quite varied and include graminoids <i>Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex aquatilis var. dives, Carex flava, Carex lyngbyei, Carex mackenziei, Carex obnupta, Carex pellita, Carex praegracilis, Carex utriculata, Cyperus</i> spp., <i>Deschampsia beringensis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Eleocharis obtusa, Eleocharis palustris, Elymus trachycaulus, Eragrostis hypnoides, Glyceria striata, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Juncus lesueurii, Juncus nevadensis, Leymus cinereus, Leymus mollis, Muhlenbergia filiformis, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Pascopyrum smithii, Paspalum distichum, Phalaris</i> spp., <i>Poa cusickii, Poa secunda, Schoenoplectus americanus, Schoenoplectus pungens, Typha domingensis</i>, and <i>Typha latifolia</i>; forbs <i>Achillea millefolium var. borealis, Angelica lucida, Argentina anserina, Argentina egedii, Bidens</i> spp., <i>Castilleja</i> spp., <i>Cicuta</i> spp., <i>Crassula aquatica, Euthamia occidentalis, Galium triflorum, Gnaphalium palustre, Heracleum maximum, Hydrocotyle umbellata, Iris missouriensis, Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus, Lilaeopsis occidentalis, Limosella aquatica, Ludwigia palustris, Lupinus nootkatensis, Lysichiton americanus, Maianthemum stellatum, Mimulus</i> spp., <i>Parnassia palustris</i>, and <i>Rorippa curvisiliqua</i>; ferns and fern allies <i>Athyrium filix-femina, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum variegatum</i>, and <i>Gymnocarpium dryopteris</i>; and mosses <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. These species are associated with wetlands that occur on poorly drained or well-drained seasonally wet to saturated soils that may dry out completely during the growing season, and are mostly on mineral or shallow (<30 cm) organic or muck soils over mineral substrates. This type ranges from southern Alaska to northern New Mexico, and includes only freshwater, non-saline wetlands that occur in lowland elevations, from sea level to about 1830 m (6000 feet) (generally below the transition from montane forests to lowland grasslands and shrublands).
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40487-{4C4D620F-AEFC-4C8F-BBA9-16031ADFD1CD}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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