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Ostrya knowltonii Riparian Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ostrya knowltonii Riparian Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This riparian woodland is characterized by a dense canopy of the small tree <i>Ostrya knowltonii</i> with up to 40% cover. Scattered trees may be present but do not constitute a tree layer. Associated shrubs include <i>Amelanchier utahensis, Brickellia longifolia, Fraxinus anomala, Mahonia repens, Quercus gambelii, Rhus trilobata, Rubus neomexicanus, Symphoricarpos longiflorus</i>, and <i>Yucca angustissima</i>, among others. The herbaceous layer is diverse and provides significant cover. Common grasses include <i>Sporobolus airoides</i> and <i>Poa fendleriana</i>, with <i>Carex curatorum</i> up to 30% cover in some stands, and forbs include <i>Adiantum capillus-veneris, Aquilegia micrantha, Castilleja linariifolia, Cirsium calcareum, Cirsium rydbergii, Galium aparine, Heterotheca villosa, Mimulus eastwoodiae, Platanthera zothecina, Solidago canadensis</i>, and <i>Thelypodium integrifolium</i>. This riparian woodland occurs on sideslopes, intermittently flooded alcoves, and wash bottoms. Soils are rapidly drained sands, loamy sands or loams derived from alluvium or colluvium. This Colorado Plateau association is known from Glen Canyon Recreational Area in southeastern Utah and Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32820-{6F492688-67A1-4B39-87AA-381705205940}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Sep-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.794110 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003971
  Translated: Knowlton's Hophornbeam Riparian Woodland
  Scientific: Ostrya knowltonii Riparian Woodland
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(similar) Ostrya knowltonii Woodland