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A.842 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.842
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance is composed of shrublands which form moderately dense to dense thickets on banks of larger streams, rivers and playas across the western Great Plains, interior and southwestern U.S., and northern Mexico. Stands are dominated by introduced species of ~Tamarix$, including ~Tamarix ramosissima, Tamarix chinensis, Tamarix gallica$, and ~Tamarix parviflora$. Introduced from the Mediterranean, ~Tamarix$ spp. have become naturalized in various sites, including salt flats, springs, and especially along streams and regulated rivers, often replacing ~Salix$ or ~Prosopis$ spp. shrublands or other native vegetation. A remnant herbaceous layer may be present, depending on the age and density of the shrub layer. These species have become a critical nuisance along most large rivers in the semi-arid western U.S. Because of the difficulty to remove, ~Tamarix$ spp. may have irreversibly changed the vegetation along many rivers. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2471.A842
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: III.A.4.N.c
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: TAMARIX SPP. SEMI-NATURAL TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.842
  Common: Salt-cedar species Semi-natural Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Tamarix spp. Semi-natural Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance