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Populus deltoides / Carex nebrascensis Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus deltoides / Carex nebrascensis Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is found in the Rio Grande watershed in north-central New Mexico (Embudo River) and probably elsewhere in northern New Mexico. It is known to occur at about 1760 m (5850 feet) elevation on small riverbars that are occasionally flooded (estimated two-year recurrence interval). Soils have wetness (hydric) indicators in the form of mottles within 50 cm of the surface and are classified as Aquic Ustifluvents. This mesic cottonwood type is characterized by a moderately closed canopy of Populus deltoides, with a subcanopy of scattered Salix gooddingii. The shrub layer is low in cover with an occasional Salix exigua and Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens, along with woody vines such as Parthenocissus quinquefolia and Vitis arizonica. The herbaceous understory is dominated by wetland indicator species such as Carex nebrascensis, Equisetum laevigatum, and Distichlis spicata, but it may also include Poa pratensis, Elymus canadensis, Bromus inermis, and Apocynum cannabinum. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.28128.POPULUSDELTOIDE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 21-Jul-2004 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Eastern Cottonwood / Nebraska Sedge Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737589 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005968
  Scientific: Populus deltoides / Carex nebrascensis Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Populus deltoides / Carex nebrascensis Forest