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Populus fremontii - Salix gooddingii / Salix exigua Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus fremontii - Salix gooddingii / Salix exigua Riparian Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs primarily in the Colorado Plateau, along the lowland river valleys of the Gila River Basin of New Mexico, and on Colorado River tributaries in Arizona and Utah. This type is characterized by tall trees of <i>Populus fremontii</i> and <i>Salix gooddingii</i>, with a shrubby understory dominated by <i>Salix exigua</i>. Other trees present include <i>Alnus oblongifolia, Platanus wrightii</i>, or <i>Fraxinus velutina</i>. Other shrubs that may be present include <i>Baccharis salicifolia, Ericameria nauseosa</i>, and <i>Rhus aromatica</i>. The non-native <i>Tamarix ramosissima</i> can be abundant. The herbaceous layer is usually well-developed with a diversity of native obligate wetland graminoids and pioneering forbs. Stands occur at elevations ranging between 1117 and 1525 m (3600-5000 feet). Stream gradients are low to moderate (0.3% on average), and channel substrates tend to be sands and gravels. Typically, it occurs on low- to mid-level sand and gravel bars within active stream channels that are at bankfull discharge stage or just above it and hence flooded from every one to five years. Soils are moist, well-drained Entisols that are either sandy throughout or sandy underlain by a gravelly matrix. They tend to be dry on the surface most of the year but are usually moist within the rooting zone of most species, particularly during spring runoff.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31592-{F5C3A141-B746-4114-BC1D-4A9CEEBFEF60} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-Apr-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Populus fremontii - Fraxinus velutina - Salix gooddingii Riparian Forest & Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687093 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002684   Translated: Fremont Cottonwood - Goodding's Willow / Narrowleaf Willow Riparian Forest   Scientific: Populus fremontii - Salix gooddingii / Salix exigua Riparian Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002684 (similar) Populus fremontii - Salix gooddingii / Salix exigua Forest (similar) Populus fremontii - Salix gooddingii / Salix exigua Forest