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Forestiera pubescens Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Forestiera pubescens Wet Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This shrubland association is reported from canyon bottoms, floodplains, sandy terraces along major rivers, and washes in southwestern Colorado, northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, southern Nevada and southern California. Elevation ranges from 1340 to 1680 m (4400-5500 feet). Stands typically form a narrow, but continuous, band about 3 m above the channel on streambanks and natural levees at the interface between the riparian zone and drier uplands. They occur on the outer edge of the active floodplain. Soils range from silty clays over clay loam to sandy loam derived from alluvium. This shrubland consists of a dense to open canopy of <i>Forestiera pubescens</i>, often with <i>Atriplex canescens, Ericameria nauseosa</i>, or <i>Rhus trilobata</i>, on the flat benches and floodplains adjacent to and above the river channel. There is often a mix of riparian and upland vegetation in these areas, with <i>Salix exigua</i> forming a dense band along the stream edge. This dense riparian shrubland can form a narrow, unfragmented, continuous cover that may alternate creekside to creekside, as part of the natural mosaic of the floodplain for one-tenth of a mile to several miles. <i>Phragmites australis</i>, a tall erect grass, or <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> often occur among the shrubs, with <i>Artemisia tridentata, Ericameria nauseosa</i>, or pinyon-juniper dominating the adjacent upland vegetation. The dominance or codominance <i>Forestiera pubescens</i> in the shrub layer characterizes this association.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30077-{C92883BD-C986-4683-8300-157FB00EC611} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-Jan-2017 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Rhus trilobata - Crataegus rivularis - Forestiera pubescens Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687100 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001168   Translated: Stretchberry Wet Shrubland   Scientific: Forestiera pubescens Wet Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL001168 (similar) Forestiera pubescens Shrubland (similar) Forestiera pubescens Shrubland