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Salix interior Temporarily Flooded Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Salix interior Temporarily Flooded Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This willow shrubland community is found scattered along rivers and streams at lower elevations in parts of the midwestern United States, the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, and the Appalachians. This type represents an early-successional stage of temporarily flooded riparian vegetation that occurs most commonly on alluvial sands. The substrate may also contain silts, clays, and/or gravels. The canopy is dominated by <i>Salix interior</i>, which can form dense stands up to 4 m tall. There are often areas where the shrub layer is absent. Seedlings and small saplings of <i>Populus deltoides</i> or <i>Platanus occidentalis</i> may be present. The herbaceous cover is sparse to moderate, but rarely exceeds 30%. Species present include <i>Polygonum lapathifolium, Eupatorium</i> spp., <i>Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus)</i>, and <i>Xanthium strumarium</i>. The composition of this community, especially the herbaceous layer, varies from year to year with succession or renewed disturbance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35212.CEGL008562
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.2.684969 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Sandbar Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix interior Temporarily Flooded Shrubland
  Code: CEGL008562
  Common: Sandbar Willow Shrubland