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Platanus wrightii Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Platanus wrightii Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This desert riparian woodland occurs in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. The elevation ranges from 1000-1775 m (3280-5820 feet). Sites are on stream terraces in valley bottoms, foothills, and mountain canyons. Substrates are typically composed of gravelly to sandy alluvium and are often flooded during monsoon season. The vegetation is characterized by the dominance or codominance of <i>Platanus wrightii</i> in the tree canopy. <i>Prosopis velutina, Alnus oblongifolia, Fraxinus velutina, Juglans major</i>, or <i>Juniperus</i> spp. may codominate. If present, the shrub layer is sparse to moderately dense and composed of mixed shrubs, including <i>Baccharis sarothroides, Brickellia</i> spp., <i>Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (= Celtis reticulata), Dasylirion wheeleri, Erythrina flabelliformis, Gossypium thurberi, Lycium</i> spp., <i>Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera (= Mimosa biuncifera)</i>, and <i>Rhus trilobata</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse to moderately dense and typically dominated by perennial graminoids <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> and <i>Muhlenbergia rigens</i>, but numerous forbs and other grasses are often present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32911.CEGL000937
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: Arizona Sycamore Woodland
  Scientific: Platanus wrightii Woodland
  Code: CEGL000937