Plant Association Information
Salix bebbiana/Equisetum arvense plant association (Bebb willow/Horsetail)
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Salix bebbiana dominates (40% cover and 3 meters tall) the overstory and Equisetum arvense (90% cover) the understory (Appendix 4). Epilobium angustifolium, Betula nana and seedlings of Populus balsamifera are common associates. Few other species occur.
The one site sampled occurred on a 20% sideslope above a floodplain.
Associated Plant Species: Betula nana,
Chamerion angustifolium,
Equisetum arvense,
Populus balsamifera,
Salix bebbiana