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A.644 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.644
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: These woodlands occur as small isolated stands or as linear bands that parallel stream channels. In the Southeast, this alliance has limited occurrence and may be extirpated in the Trans-Pecos of western Texas. It also occurs in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila, and possibly California. This alliance contains riparian woodlands dominated by ~Populus fremontii$. Individuals of ~Populus fremontii$ are scattered or occur in groves, and may reach 30 m in height and 2 m in diameter. Other species that may occur in the canopy/subcanopy include ~Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni, Baccharis salicifolia, Salix lasiolepis, Salix exigua, Salix amygdaloides, Salix gooddingii, Fraxinus berlandieriana, Fraxinus velutina, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Juglans microcarpa, Prosopis pubescens, Prosopis glandulosa$, and ~Prosopis velutina$. The understory of most examples has been considerably altered by grazing and other factors, thus the composition and cover of the native understory are difficult to ascertain but frequently consist of shrubs and small trees (1-5 m tall). The herbaceous stratum varies in composition and coverage but is characterized by mixed annuals and short-lived perennials. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2286.A644
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: POPULUS FREMONTII TEMPORARILY FLOODED WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.644
  Common: Fremont Cottonwood Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Populus fremontii Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance