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Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Riparian Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is documented from along large rivers in Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and Arizona. 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; in some stands <i>Forestiera pubescens</i> is common. This is one of the wettest riparian forests. <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, Oxytenia acerosa, 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. Stands occur on streambanks, stable bars and low elevations of the active floodplain. Substrates are typically relatively recently deposited alluvium. Periodic flooding is required for the growth, maintenance and reproduction of this forest. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29575-{38DF4F1A-87A2-4F6A-8865-F471475544A8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 03-Aug-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686571 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000666
  Translated: Fremont Cottonwood / Narrowleaf Willow Riparian Forest
  Scientific: Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Riparian Forest
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(similar) CEGL000666
(similar) Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Forest
(similar) Populus fremontii / Salix exigua Forest