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Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Floodplain Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Floodplain Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30926-{BF484D4B-7B3A-438C-BEEF-BAD6FF851BAE} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 12
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Mar-1994 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Populus deltoides Floodplain Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685096 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002017   Translated: Eastern Cottonwood - (Black Willow) / Prairie Cordgrass - Sedge species Floodplain Woodland   Common: Cottonwood Floodplain Woodland   Scientific: Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Floodplain Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002017 (similar) Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Woodland (similar) Populus deltoides - (Salix nigra) / Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Woodland