Canada, Alberta, Grande Cache area: Kawka Falls on Kakwa River, ca. 5 km E of British Columbia Border. [Location ID: CANM 285892]
54.1167 -119.933
54 07 00 N, 119 56 00 W
Picea glauca-Pinus contorta dominated montane forest surrounding large waterfall with extensive spray zone. Calcareous conglomerate and sandstone bedrock exposed on both north and south facing cliffs. Scouleria aquatica common in splash zone: Gymnostomum recurvirostre abundant in spray zone, with drier sites dominated by Encalypta spp., Ditrichum flexicaule and Hypnum revolutum.