Login | Datasets | Logout
Jump to... Home PLOT search PLANT search COMMUNITY search Simple search Manage datasets Tutorial About FAQ ------- Site map VegBranch Data dictionary ERD

stdcommconcept2513625136

View Community Concepts - Detail

Populus angustifolia / Salix irrorata Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
click to update datacart
Name: Populus angustifolia / Salix irrorata Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This riparian woodland association is a new, tentative type representing young, early-seral stands of Populus angustifolia occurring in the transition zone between Populus angustifolia and Populus deltoides in Colorado and the San Francisco River watershed in southwestern New Mexico. Stands are found at or below the high-water mark on streambanks, point bars and sidebars of meandering ow-gradient rivers that are flooded perhaps every five years at mid elevations (1700-2200 m). Soils have been reported as sandy-skeletal Oxyaquic Ustifluvents. The association is characterized by 5-40% cover of all age classes of Populus angustifolia, but may include significant cover (4-58%) of Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera in stands in the upper South Platte River Basin of Colorado. Populus X acuminata and Salix amygdaloides may also be present. In New Mexico stands, Populus angustifolia and Populus fremontii codominate a dense tree canopy (>75% cover). Salix irrorata and Salix exigua codominate the shrubby understory. The shrub canopy consists of thick bands of willow along the streambank, mostly Salix irrorata but may include Salix exigua, Salix monticola, and Alnus incana. Herbaceous undergrowth is sparse; however, invasive annual species can be abundant, including Agrostis stolonifera, Poa pratensis, Bromus inermis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Chenopodium fremontii, Salsola kali, Sisymbrium altissimum, and Xanthium strumarium.. Native species present may include Rudbeckia laciniata, Carex nebrascensis, Glyceria grandis, Schoenoplectus acutus, and Epilobium spp. Native wetland indicators that have been recorded for the type are Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens) and Equisetum arvense.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25136.POPULUSANGUSTIF Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-Apr-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Populus angustifolia Temporarily Flooded Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Narrowleaf Cottonwood / Bluestem Willow Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688123 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002647   Scientific: Populus angustifolia / Salix irrorata Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Populus angustifolia / Salix irrorata Woodland