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Platanus wrightii Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Platanus wrightii Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Vegetation types within this alliance are riparian woodlands located along perennial streams and on adjacent terraces in the American Southwest. In Arizona, occurrences coincide approximately with the Mogollon Escarpment. Elevation ranges from 600-1800 m. Soils are silty or sandy, shallow, with large cobbles. The surface water is present for brief periods during the growing season, but the water table usually lies well below the soil surface. Vegetation types within this alliance are characterized as temporarily flooded, cold-deciduous woodlands. Platanus wrightii dominates the tree subcanopy. Other characteristic species can include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans major, Juniperus monosperma, Prosopis velutina, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, and Quercus arizonica. Other associated species in the tree subcanopy or tall-shrub strata are Alnus oblongifolia, Salix bonplandiana, and Populus fremontii. The herbaceous layer is common (no percent cover data) and can include Bouteloua curtipendula, Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri (= Oenothera hookeri), Marrubium vulgare, Choisya dumosa var. arizonica (= Choisya arizonica), Datura wrightii (= Datura meteloides), and Muhlenbergia emersleyi. The vine stratum is dominated by Vitis arizonica. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25131.PLATANUSWRIGHTI
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: Platanus wrightii Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance
  Translated: Arizona Sycamore Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126142 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.643