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Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Woodland
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Description: This cottonwood - willow woodland is found on floodplains near the lower Missouri River and its tributaries in the western tallgrass prairie region of the United States. The water table may be at or near the surface for parts of the year, with spring floods possible. Soils of this community are deep sandy loam to sand and somewhat poorly drained. The parent material is alluvium. In this floodplain woodland, the overstory is composed of medium to tall trees, including <i>Acer negundo, Carya illinoinensis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Populus deltoides, Quercus palustris, Salix nigra</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. The ground layer consists of tall and mid grasses and forbs. <i>Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum</i>, and <i>Spartina pectinata</i> are commonly present in the ground layer. Ground layer species of this community are also typical of wet-mesic and wet prairie. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36844.CEGL002017
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:   Common: Cottonwood Floodplain Woodland
  Translated: Eastern Cottonwood - (Black Willow) / Prairie Cordgrass - Sedge species Woodland
  Scientific: Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Woodland
  Code: CEGL002017
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685096 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo