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A.333 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.333
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance of floodplains and streamsides in cismontane California requires seasonally flooded, saturated soils. Stands occur from sea level to 2700 m. Because of the Mediterranean climate throughout the range of this alliance, flooding can occur throughout the winter and spring. Annual rainfall totals are between 60 and 80 cm. Stands of this alliance are dominated by ~Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra$ in its tree form. The canopy may also be shared by ~Acer macrophyllum, Populus balsamifera, Populus fremontii, Salix gooddingii, Salix hookeriana, Salix laevigata, Salix sitchensis, Alnus rubra$, and ~Alnus rhombifolia$. Shrubs are typically sparse under the canopy, but many of the tree species in this alliance may also occur in shrub form. Other shrubs that may be present include ~Sambucus mexicana$ and ~Cornus sericea$. The herbaceous layer is highly variable depending on season, length of time since last inundation, and degree of disturbance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1958.A333
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: I.B.2.N.e
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SALIX LUCIDA SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE
  Common: Whiplash Willow Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
  Code: A.333
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix lucida Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance