Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland

Type:Division
Parent classification:Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrub Wetland
Scientific Name:Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata - Salix boothii / Carex spp. Western North American Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division
Location:United States; Canada; Mexico
Description:This division contains marshes, wet meadows and shrublands, singly and in mosaics, along riparian corridors, around vernal pools, depressions, seeps and springs on mineral soils or shallow organic layers over mineral substrates in temperate latitudes of western North America.
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Child types

Name
Arid West Interior Freshwater Marsh & Wet Meadow
Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Western North American Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Western North American Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Western North American Vernal Pool

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