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A.633 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.633
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: These woodlands occur on wet flats and high-energy river shores; they are naturally or artificially disturbed and therefore maintain an open canopy. These stands are typically dominated by some combination of ~Platanus occidentalis, Betula nigra, Salix nigra$, and ~Salix caroliniana$. In addition to the nominal species, the canopy may include ~Acer negundo$ and ~Acer rubrum$. The physiognomic expression of this vegetation is highly variable; some examples have a substantial shrubby component. Texas examples (e.g., in the Edwards Plateau) contain ~Platanus occidentalis$ and few other trees; ~Salix nigra, Juglans microcarpa$, and/or ~Juglans major$ may be present, also ~Acer grandidentatum$ and ~Prunus serotina var. eximia$. This alliance is best documented by association-level data in the Edwards Plateau and adjacent Chihuahuan Desert of Texas; its presence in other parts of the southeastern U.S. remains speculative. East of the Mississippi River it is primarily replaced by the ~~Betula nigra - (Platanus occidentalis)$ Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance (A.280)$$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2275.A633
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: II.B.2.N.b
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS - (BETULA NIGRA, SALIX SPP.) TEMPORARILY FLOODED WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.633
  Common: Sycamore - (River Birch, Willow species) Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Platanus occidentalis - (Betula nigra, Salix spp.) Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance