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Populus deltoides / Carex pellita Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus deltoides / Carex pellita Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This woodland plant association occurs sporadically on clayey soils along broad, braided channels in low-lying swales and overflow channels in the lower South Platte River of northeastern Colorado (Central Shortgrass Prairie, Ecoregion 27). It also occurs in Wyoming, and is likely to be found in Nebraska and Kansas. Mature <i>Populus deltoides</i> dominates the canopy (50-80% canopy cover), while <i>Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa)</i> forms a dense ground cover. Tree canopy may also include <i>Salix amygdaloides</i> (31-61% cover). There is no consistent shrub canopy, though <i>Prunus virginiana, Celtis laevigata</i>, and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i> may be present. Other herbs include <i>Elymus lanceolatus, Bromus inermis, Muhlenbergia asperifolia</i>, and <i>Phalaris arundinacea</i>. This is a late-seral community, requiring first scouring floods for <i>Populus deltoides</i> establishment, then cessation of scouring floods for <i>Carex pellita</i> establishment.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32860.CEGL002649 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.2.687845 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Eastern Cottonwood / Woolly Sedge Woodland   Scientific: Populus deltoides / Carex pellita Woodland   Code: CEGL002649