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Fraxinus anomala Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fraxinus anomala Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This locally occurring association is found in deep canyons and mountains on the Colorado Plateau in Utah and western Colorado between 1430 and 2043 m (4700-6700 feet) elevation. This vegetation is restricted to mesic sites, such as near seeps, springs and ephemeral stream channels, or on lower colluvial slopes where additional soil moisture is available. In rare cases, it occurs on upland sites where fractured bedrock concentrates runoff to create small areas of mesic conditions. Substrates are nearly always derived from colluvium but are often redistributed into alluvial deposits. Soils have large amounts of gravel and cobble. Parent material is typically sandstone. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately dense (30-50%) cold-deciduous tall-shrub (2-5 m) canopy that is dominated by <i>Fraxinus anomala</i> with <i>Amelanchier alnifolia</i> and <i>Quercus gambelii</i> frequent associates. There may be a sparse short-shrub stratum composed of species such as <i>Ephedra viridis, Ericameria nauseosa, Holodiscus dumosus, Rhus trilobata, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i>, and the vine <i>Vitis arizonica</i>. Herbaceous species are variable and contribute minimal cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34146.CEGL002752
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: Singleleaf Ash Woodland
  Scientific: Fraxinus anomala Woodland
  Code: CEGL002752