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Populus angustifolia / Salix (monticola, drummondiana, lucida) Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus angustifolia / Salix (monticola, drummondiana, lucida) Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This riparian woodland association occurs at moderate elevations (2400-2700 m) on all types of active floodplains throughout the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Stands generally occur within 0.3-1.4 m (1-4.5 feet) of the active channel elevation. All sites show signs of active flooding; soils are somewhat deep (1 m) loamy to clay soils over very coarse alluvial layers. This is an early- to mid-seral stage of more mature <i>Populus angustifolia</i>-dominated plant associations, with an upper canopy dominated by young (12-53 cm dbh) <i>Populus angustifolia</i> (25-80% cover) and a diverse understory of willows and other shrubs. The shrub understory (15-85% cover) consistently includes two or more willow species of the following: <i>Salix exigua, Salix ligulifolia (= Salix eriocephala var. ligulifolia), Salix monticola, Salix lucida ssp. caudata, Salix drummondiana</i>, and <i>Salix geyeriana</i>, although none individually exceeds 10% cover. Other shrubs present may include <i>Rosa woodsii, Ribes</i> spp., <i>Alnus incana, Crataegus rivularis, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)</i>, and/or <i>Symphoricarpos</i> spp., with none exceeding 5% cover. The herb layer is generally low in total cover (10-30% cover forbs, 10-15% cover graminoids). Common herbaceous species include <i>Maianthemum stellatum, Erigeron</i> spp., and the introduced species <i>Trifolium</i> spp., <i>Poa pratensis</i>, and <i>Bromus inermis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32720.CEGL002645
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: Narrowleaf Cottonwood / (Park Willow, Drummond's Willow, Shining Willow) Woodland
  Scientific: Populus angustifolia / Salix (monticola, drummondiana, lucida) Woodland
  Code: CEGL002645