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A.1002 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1002
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Communities within this uncommon alliance occur in cold bogs, fens, or wet meadows, often where alkaline or marl soils are present. Stands are restricted to anchored organic mats along pond and lake margins. They range in elevation from 1475-2805 m. Soils are characterized by organic horizons greater than 1 m. Water tables normally remain at or near the soil surface throughout the growing season. Communities within this alliance are defined as seasonally flooded cold-deciduous shrublands. They are dominated by ~Salix candida$, a short shrub that can reach heights of 3 m, but usually is less than 1 m. The short-shrub layer is characterized by scattered clumps of ~Salix candida$ over a dense (25-60%) stand of ~Carex utriculata, Carex simulata, Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus)$, and ~Carex aquatilis$. The forb layer is sparse and consists of ~Triglochin maritima, Menyanthes trifoliata$, and ~Polygonum amphibium$. Adjacent upslope communities are typically ~Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)$ with ~Deschampsia caespitosa$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.773.A1002
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.B.2.N.e
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SALIX CANDIDA SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1002
  Common: Hoary Willow Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix candida Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance