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Populus fremontii / Salix geyeriana Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus fremontii / Salix geyeriana Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This Great Basin riparian cottonwood woodland association is reported in west-central Nevada. Sites are generally above 1665 m (5460 feet) elevation and typically on northeast aspects. Stands occur as inclusions in other riparian vegetation mostly on small streams. Substrate is coarse-textured loam. Ground cover is a mixture of litter (41%), bare ground (13%), vegetation (11%), pavement (11%), and rock (24%). The vegetation is characterized an open tree canopy dominated by <i>Populus fremontii</i> with <i>Pinus monophylla</i> and <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i> trees often present. The moderately dense to dense shrub layer is dominated by <i>Salix geyeriana</i>. Occasional <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> may be present. The herbaceous layer of sampled stands was dominated by the exotic annual grass <i>Bromus tectorum</i>. Diagnostic of this Fremont cottonwood association is a shrub layer dominated by Geyer's willow.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32923.CEGL000943 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.2.683546 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Fremont Cottonwood / Geyer's Willow Woodland   Scientific: Populus fremontii / Salix geyeriana Woodland   Code: CEGL000943