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Tamarix spp. Semi-natural Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Tamarix spp. Semi-natural Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance is composed of shrublands which form moderately dense to dense thickets on banks of larger streams, rivers and playas across the western Great Plains, interior and southwestern U.S., and northern Mexico. Stands are dominated by introduced species of Tamarix, including Tamarix ramosissima, Tamarix chinensis, Tamarix gallica, and Tamarix parviflora. Introduced from the Mediterranean, Tamarix spp. have become naturalized in various sites, including salt flats, springs, and especially along streams and regulated rivers, often replacing Salix or Prosopis spp. shrublands or other native vegetation. A remnant herbaceous layer may be present, depending on the age and density of the shrub layer. These species have become a critical nuisance along most large rivers in the semi-arid western U.S. Because of the difficulty to remove, Tamarix spp. may have irreversibly changed the vegetation along many rivers.  Accession Code: VB.CC.28421.TAMARIXSPPSEMIN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
	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: Tamarix spp. Semi-natural Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Salt-cedar species Semi-natural Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125511 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.842