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Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Floodplain Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Floodplain Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This cottonwood community is found in riparian areas of the northwestern Great Plains. Stands occur on broad, flat floodplain terraces of rivers and streams. Soils vary from silty loams to sandy alluvial deposits. The vegetation consists of an open-canopied tree layer. The dominant species is mature <i>Populus deltoides</i>. <i>Juniperus scopulorum, Juniperus virginiana</i>, or a hybrid, may contribute significant cover to both tree and sapling layer. <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i> may be present as small trees, or, more commonly, as saplings. <i>Populus deltoides</i> reproduction is very limited. This community is a seral stage which, without significant disturbance, will eventually change into a <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>-dominated system. It may represent an invasive stage in ~<i>Populus deltoides - Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i> Floodplain Forest (CEGL000658)$$, where <i>Juniperus</i> invades in the absence of a natural flooding regime. The shrub layer of this community is composed chiefly of <i>Rosa woodsii, Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>, and small <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i>. The herbaceous stratum typically contains <i>Elymus canadensis, Melilotus officinalis</i>, and <i>Thalictrum dasycarpum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31061-{26862704-0DED-4FBB-AFAD-E12B8B2AAD9D} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 6
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 02-Nov-1995 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.2.688650 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002152   Translated: Eastern Cottonwood / Rocky Mountain Juniper Floodplain Woodland   Common: Eastern Cottonwood / Juniper Floodplain Woodland   Scientific: Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Floodplain Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002152 (similar) Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland (similar) Populus deltoides / Juniperus scopulorum Woodland