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Salix irrorata - Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix irrorata - Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is found in the Zuni Mountains in west-central New Mexico. Preliminary data suggest that this type occurs along the banks of narrow perennial reaches with rough, cobbly channels. Sites are likely to be subject to frequent flooding. Soils are poorly developed and comprised mostly of loose, unconsolidated deposits of sands and gravels mixed with large amounts of rock fragments. Compared to surrounding upland vegetation, willows are highly palatable. In isolated canyons, the vegetation is naturally protected from livestock, but in open valleys, the willows and understory herbs are heavily browsed. Here, the willows appear umbrella-shaped, and herbaceous vegetation is greatly reduced, which ultimately leads to entrenched channels and heavily eroded streambanks. This type is characterized by tall, dense willow canopies (up to 90%+ total cover) codominated by <i>Salix irrorata</i> and <i>Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra</i>. The herbaceous understory is dominated by abundant <i>Equisetum arvense</i>. <i>Juncus balticus, Rudbeckia laciniata</i>, and <i>Elymus canadensis</i> are common to well-represented. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32177.CEGL005985
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 - Pacific Willow Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix irrorata - Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005985