Name:
Populus angustifolia / Symphoricarpos (albus, occidentalis, oreophilus) Riparian Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This deciduous forest occurs on narrow montane valley floodplains, on upper terraces, outer edges of floodplains, on alluvial bars of major rivers, along terraces of flashy washes, as well as around lakes and ponds. It occurs between 945 and 2550 m (3100-8350 feet) elevation. Soils are shallow to deep, fine-textured sandy loams and clay loams over coarser materials. Few to many coarse fragments occur in the upper soil layers. This deciduous forest is dominated by a very open to nearly closed canopy of mature <i>Populus angustifolia, Populus x acuminata</i>, or <i>Populus x intercurrens</i>. Other trees present may include <i>Juniperus scopulorum, Populus balsamifera, Populus tremuloides, Picea pungens, Pinus ponderosa</i>, or <i>Pinus contorta</i>. The shrub layer in mesic stands is dominated by one of several species of <i>Symphoricarpos</i>: <i>Symphoricarpos albus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>, or <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. Other shrub species that may be scattered but never as abundant as <i>Symphoricarpos</i> include <i>Prunus virginiana, Quercus gambelii, Cornus sericea, Ribes lacustre, Ribes cereum, Rosa woodsii, Alnus incana, Betula occidentalis</i>, and <i>Salix bebbiana</i>. Graminoids and forbs present include <i>Agrostis stolonifera, Bromus inermis, Poa pratensis, Phleum pratense, Elymus</i> spp., <i>Balsamorhiza sagittata, Eriogonum umbellatum, Cirsium arvense, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Melilotus officinalis, Maianthemum stellatum, Solidago canadensis</i>, and <i>Achillea millefolium</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31556-{C9D7A736-2BBF-4352-B118-FAE2D29E95B5}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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