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Salix irrorata / Carex rostrata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix irrorata / Carex rostrata Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is found in the Upper Mimbres River watershed and upper Rio Grande in southwestern and north-central New Mexico, respectively. Preliminary data suggest that this type occurs on narrow depositional bars along high-gradient mountain streams at elevations ranging from 1980 to 2260 m (6500-7400 feet). These sites are probably annually flooded, and hence soils are relatively wet (wetness ranks of 2) and have been reported as sandy-skeletal, Typic Fluvaquents and riverwash. <i>Salix irrorata</i> is well-represented to abundant, while other shrubs are few and scattered. <i>Populus angustifolia</i> or <i>Populus deltoides</i> regeneration is usually present. The undergrowth is dominated by <i>Carex rostrata</i> along with other native graminoid wetland indicators such as <i>Carex microptera, Elymus trachycaulus, Glyceria striata</i>, and <i>Juncus longistylis</i>. Forbs are diverse and variable; 41 have been recorded for the type, 30 of which are native. Common wetland forbs include <i>Epilobium ciliatum, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum laevigatum, Lycopus americanus, Mentha arvensis, Mimulus guttatus, Prunella vulgaris</i>, and <i>Rudbeckia laciniata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32101.CEGL005986
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: Bluestem Willow / Beaked Sedge Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix irrorata / Carex rostrata Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005986