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Populus fremontii / Sporobolus airoides Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus fremontii / Sporobolus airoides Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This apparently rare association is known from a single occurrence in Canyonlands National Park. Additional information about its distribution and composition will be added following further inventory. It occurs on flat stream terraces at 1382 m elevation. The soil is rapidly drained loamy sand derived from alluvium. This occurrence is characterized by an open canopy of <i>Populus fremontii</i>. Scattered shrubs have less than 10% cover and include <i>Mahonia fremontii, Atriplex canescens, Artemisia filifolia, Gutierrezia sarothrae</i>, and <i>Opuntia erinacea</i>. <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> is the herbaceous dominant. Other herbaceous species found in the sampled plot include <i>Phragmites australis, Distichlis spicata, Achnatherum hymenoides, Vulpia octoflora (= Festuca octoflora), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Lepidium montanum</i>, and <i>Iva acerosa</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31912.CEGL004003
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]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.794358 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Fremont Cottonwood / Alkali Sacaton Woodland
  Code: CEGL004003
  Scientific: Populus fremontii / Sporobolus airoides Woodland