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A.1118 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1118
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Plant associations within the ~~Salix cascadensis$ Dwarf-shrubland Alliance (A.1118)$$ occur in alpine areas. Landforms supporting these associations are alpine meadows and talus slopes of all aspects ranging from 1900-3630 m in elevation. The soils are dry due to rocky content and subsequent good drainage. Plant associations that occur within this alpine alliance are classified as cold-deciduous, dwarf-shrubland dominated by ~Salix cascadensis$. ~Salix cascadensis$ is a mat-forming plant (<0.5 m) that forms a closed canopy with few forbs and graminoids. The forb layer includes ~Erigeron aureus$ and ~Minuartia obtusiloba (= Arenaria obtusiloba)$ in the North Cascades. The prominent graminoids are ~Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla (= Festuca ovina var. brevifolia)$ and ~Carex phaeocephala$. Information on adjacent vegetation was not available. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.891.A1118
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: IV.B.2.N.b
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SALIX CASCADENSIS DWARF-SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1118
  Common: Cascade Willow Dwarf-shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix cascadensis Dwarf-shrubland Alliance