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Salix bonplandiana Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix bonplandiana Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Vegetation types within the Salix bonplandiana Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance (A.314) are found along streams and arroyos in the American Southwest. They occur on rocky soils and disturbed areas such as severely scoured rivers and heavily grazed areas. Flooding episodes are brief, occurring during the growing season. The water table is usually well below the soil surface. Elevation ranges from 850-1195 m. Soils and adjacent upslope vegetation information for this alliance was not available. Communities within this Salix bonplandiana alliance are characterized as cold-deciduous forest. Salix bonplandiana dominates the tree canopy with 67% cover. These stands occur with the following community types: Acer negundo-mixed deciduous, Alnus oblongifolia, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Platanus wrightii - Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Populus fremontii - Fraxinus pennsylvanica. The understory was dense (60-100% cover), primarily Baccharis salicifolia with a fair regeneration of Salix bonplandiana as evidenced by sapling and seedling numbers. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20373.SALIXBONPLANDIA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Salix bonplandiana Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
  Translated: Red Willow Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125224 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.314