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Platanus wrightii / Sparse Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Platanus wrightii / Sparse Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is found in the Lower Gila River watershed (Mogollon Creek) and Animas Creek of the Black Range (eastern slope in the Rio Grande basin) of southwestern New Mexico and probably in southeastern Arizona. This type is known from dry creek and terrace beds at around 1740 m (4700 feet) elevation. Soils have been described as relatively dry, well-drained, weakly developed Entisols and Inceptisols (fine-loamy Oxyaquic Torrifluvents and coarse-loamy/sandy-skeletal Fluventic Ustochrepts). The dense overstory is dominated by <i>Platanus wrightii</i> with <i>Celtis laevigata var. reticulata</i> a sometimes well-represented subcanopy associate. It is characterized by the lack of significant shrub and herbaceous cover. Only <i>Prosopis glandulosa</i> is common. Overall diversity is low (22 species) and variable. Litter, woody debris, and sand dominate the shaded forest floor. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32087.CEGL005960
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Arizona Sycamore / Sparse Forest
  Scientific: Platanus wrightii / Sparse Forest
  Code: CEGL005960