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Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This cottonwood community is found in riparian areas of the northwestern Great Plains. Stands occur on broad, flat floodplain terraces of rivers and streams. Soils vary from silty loams to sandy alluvial deposits. The vegetation consists of an open-canopied tree layer. The dominant species is mature Populus deltoides. Juniperus scopulorum, Juniperus virginiana, or a hybrid, may contribute significant cover to both tree and sapling layer. Fraxinus pennsylvanica may be present as small trees, or, more commonly, as saplings. Populus deltoides reproduction is very limited. This community is a seral stage which, without significant disturbance, will eventually change into a Fraxinus pennsylvanica-dominated system. It may represent an invasive stage in Populus deltoides - Fraxinus pennsylvanica Forest (CEGL000658), where Juniperus invades in the absence of a natural flooding regime. The shrub layer of this community is composed chiefly of Rosa woodsii, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, and small Juniperus scopulorum. The herbaceous stratum typically contains Elymus canadensis, Melilotus officinalis, and Thalictrum dasycarpum. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26440.POPULUSDELTOIDE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Eastern Cottonwood / Rocky Mountain Juniper Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688650 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland
  Common: Cottonwood / Juniper Woodland
  Code: CEGL002152
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland