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Salix exigua / Agrostis stolonifera Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix exigua / Agrostis stolonifera Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This community occurs in the foothills and in wide lowland valleys and canyons at low to mid elevations of 1560 to 2070 m (5125-6775 feet) of the Pecos, Rio Grande and Canadian River watersheds in northeastern and central New Mexico. This type is typically found on young alluvial bars that are flooded every two to five years, but it can also occur on higher bars or in partially filled back channels that are more rarely flooded. Soils are weakly developed Entisols that are generally loamy, or loamy over a matrix of sands and gravels. <i>Salix exigua</i> forms dense thickets with over 75% cover that are 1.5 to 2.5 m (4-8 feet) tall. In the shady and moist understory, exotic European pasture grasses, such as <i>Agrostis stolonifera</i> or the closely related <i>Agrostis gigantea</i>, are usually abundant to luxuriant in cover (25-75% or more cover). Other occasional shrub associates that are well-represented are <i>Salix lutea, Rosa woodsii</i>, and <i>Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens</i>. Mature trees are absent, but seedlings or saplings of obligate riparian tree species including <i>Populus deltoides</i> or <i>Populus angustifolia</i>) can be present. Generally the herbaceous understory is very diverse but variable.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32415.CEGL001199 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]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688544 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Narrowleaf Willow / Creeping Bentgrass Shrubland   Scientific: Salix exigua / Agrostis stolonifera Shrubland   Code: CEGL001199