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A.977 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.977
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Communities within this cold-deciduous, temporarily flooded shrubland alliance occupy stream benches and occasionally seeps. They can form stringer communities along drainages with slopes ranging between 1-15%. Elevations range between 1200-2490 m. Soils are xeric and developed on alluvium. Water tables were rarely reached within the depth of soil pits, and mottles were not evident because of the coarse soil texture. The tall-shrub layer is dominated by ~Salix lasiolepis$ which forms a dense overstory ranging from 60-100%. ~Ribes aureum$ and ~Rosa woodsii$ typically form a low-shrub layer near the base of the willows. The undergrowth is typically depauperate, with ~Clematis ligusticifolia$ and ~Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata)$ present in minor amounts. Bare ground and/or leaf litter from the willow overstory are characteristic of stands within this alliance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2604.A977
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.B.2.N.d
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SALIX LASIOLEPIS TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.977
  Common: Arroyo Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix lasiolepis Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance