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Populus fremontii / Equisetum spp. Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus fremontii / Equisetum spp. Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This deciduous riparian woodland is found in the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah, where it occurs along narrow streams, on low alluvial terraces in canyon bottoms and intermittently flooded wash bottoms with a high water table. These sites flood periodically and generally have a high water table or flowing water during the growing season. Sampled sites slope gently (not exceeding 3%) at 1421-1536 m elevation. The unvegetated surface has high cover of litter. Soils are rapidly drained sandy loams derived from alluvium. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy, typically 15-20 m tall, of <i>Populus fremontii</i> trees with up to 45% cover, with the understory dominated by the fern ally <i>Equisetum hyemale</i> (up to 35% cover). Flood scouring removes most vegetation except for <i>Equisetum</i> sp. Scattered shrubs and other trees species may be present, including <i>Juniperus osteosperma, Forestiera pubescens, Rhus trilobata, Salix exigua</i>, and <i>Salix lutea</i>, but do make a distinct shrub layer. The sparse to moderately dense herbaceous layer is moderately diverse in species composition. Other herbaceous species include relatively mesic species such as <i>Juncus balticus, Maianthemum stellatum, Artemisia ludoviciana</i> and exotic forage species <i>Medicago sativa, Melilotus officinalis</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31883.CEGL003775
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Fremont Cottonwood / Horsetail species Woodland
  Code: CEGL003775
  Scientific: Populus fremontii / Equisetum spp. Woodland