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Tamarix spp. Ruderal Riparian Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tamarix spp. Ruderal Riparian Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrubland association is composed of thickets on banks of streams across the western U.S. and northern Mexico. Stands are dominated by introduced species of <i>Tamarix</i>, including <i>Tamarix ramosissima, Tamarix chinensis, Tamarix gallica</i>, and <i>Tamarix parviflora</i>. Introduced from the Mediterranean, this genus has become naturalized in various sites, including salt flats and other saline habitats, springs, and especially along streams and regulated rivers, where it replaces the native vegetation, such as shrublands dominated by species of <i>Salix</i> or <i>Prosopis</i> or woodlands of <i>Populus</i> spp. An herbaceous layer may be present, depending on the age and density of the shrub layer, which may consist of aggressive exotic species such as <i>Lepidium latifolium</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31998-{1BC45451-8297-4751-B463-FEEB4A4AE17E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 14
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Jul-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686642 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003114
  Translated: Tamarisk species Ruderal Riparian Shrubland
  Scientific: Tamarix spp. Ruderal Riparian Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL003114
(similar) Tamarix spp. Temporarily Flooded Ruderal Shrubland