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Populus fremontii / Equisetum spp. Riparian Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus fremontii / Equisetum spp. Riparian Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This deciduous riparian woodland is found in the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah, where it occurs along narrow streams, on low alluvial terraces in canyon bottoms and intermittently flooded wash bottoms with a high water table. These sites flood periodically and generally have a high water table or flowing water during the growing season. Sampled sites slope gently (not exceeding 3%) at 1421-1536 m elevation. The unvegetated surface has high cover of litter. Soils are rapidly drained sandy loams derived from alluvium. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy, typically 15-20 m tall, of <i>Populus fremontii</i> trees with up to 45% cover, with the understory dominated by the fern ally <i>Equisetum hyemale</i> (up to 35% cover). Flood scouring removes most vegetation except for <i>Equisetum</i> sp. Scattered shrubs and other trees species may be present, including <i>Juniperus osteosperma, Forestiera pubescens, Rhus trilobata, Salix exigua</i>, and <i>Salix lutea</i>, but do make a distinct shrub layer. The sparse to moderately dense herbaceous layer is moderately diverse in species composition. Other herbaceous species include relatively mesic species such as <i>Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Maianthemum stellatum, Artemisia ludoviciana</i> and exotic forage species <i>Medicago sativa, Melilotus officinalis</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32635-{841D9215-D3EA-4B53-89D4-B6DFB08B9369} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-Jun-2008 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Populus fremontii Great Basin Riparian Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.791987 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003775   Translated: Fremont Cottonwood / Horsetail species Riparian Woodland   Scientific: Populus fremontii / Equisetum spp. Riparian Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Populus fremontii / Equisetum spp. Woodland