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Salix lucida Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix lucida Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance of floodplains and streamsides in cismontane California requires seasonally flooded, saturated soils. Stands occur from sea level to 2700 m. Because of the Mediterranean climate throughout the range of this alliance, flooding can occur throughout the winter and spring. Annual rainfall totals are between 60 and 80 cm. Stands of this alliance are dominated by Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra in its tree form. The canopy may also be shared by Acer macrophyllum, Populus balsamifera, Populus fremontii, Salix gooddingii, Salix hookeriana, Salix laevigata, Salix sitchensis, Alnus rubra, and Alnus rhombifolia. Shrubs are typically sparse under the canopy, but many of the tree species in this alliance may also occur in shrub form. Other shrubs that may be present include Sambucus mexicana and Cornus sericea. The herbaceous layer is highly variable depending on season, length of time since last inundation, and degree of disturbance.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27643.SALIXLUCIDASEAS 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: Salix lucida Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance   Translated: Whiplash Willow Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125671 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.333