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Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is documented from along large rivers in Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and Arizona. Stands are found on stable bars at mid elevations of the floodplain. Substrates are typically relatively recently deposited alluvium. Periodic flooding is required for the growth, maintenance and reproduction of this forest. Characteristic of this deciduous forest is the dominance of <i>Populus fremontii</i> in the moderately dense to dense tree canopy and <i>Salix exigua</i> in the tall-shrub layer. <i>Salix gooddingii</i> or <i>Baccharis salicifolia</i> are not abundant or are absent. Other associated species include <i>Castilleja linariifolia, Distichlis spicata, Leymus cinereus, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Phragmites australis</i>, and species of <i>Equisetum, Juncus</i>, and <i>Carex</i>. Introduced species such as <i>Elaeagnus angustifolia, Tamarix</i> spp., <i>Poa pratensis, Melilotus</i> spp., and other exotic forage species are often present in disturbed stands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32924.CEGL000666
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.2.686571 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Fremont Cottonwood / Narrowleaf Willow Forest
  Scientific: Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Forest
  Code: CEGL000666