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Platanus wrightii Riparian Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Platanus wrightii Riparian Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This desert riparian woodland occurs in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. The elevation ranges from 1000-1775 m (3280-5820 feet). Sites are on stream terraces in valley bottoms, foothills, and mountain canyons. Substrates are typically composed of gravelly to sandy alluvium and are often flooded during monsoon season. The vegetation is characterized by the dominance or codominance of <i>Platanus wrightii</i> in the tree canopy. <i>Prosopis velutina, Alnus oblongifolia, Fraxinus velutina, Juglans major</i>, or <i>Juniperus</i> spp. may codominate. If present, the shrub layer is sparse to moderately dense and composed of mixed shrubs, including <i>Baccharis sarothroides, Brickellia</i> spp., <i>Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Dasylirion wheeleri, Erythrina flabelliformis, Gossypium thurberi, Lycium</i> spp., <i>Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera</i>, and <i>Rhus trilobata</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse to moderately dense and typically dominated by perennial graminoids <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> and <i>Muhlenbergia rigens</i>, but numerous forbs and other grasses are often present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29846-{A608070D-0515-4E5D-98E6-5F7985F92958}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Aug-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687851 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000937
  Translated: Arizona Sycamore Riparian Woodland
  Scientific: Platanus wrightii Riparian Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000937
(similar) Platanus wrightii Woodland
(similar) Platanus wrightii Woodland