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Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni / Poliomintha incana Flooded Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni / Poliomintha incana Flooded Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The type is known only from gypsum dunelands of the Tularosa Basin in south-central New Mexico at elevations around 1220 m (4000 feet). In interdune areas water accumulates during the summer rainy season, and the water table remains near the surface (0.5 m). <i>Populus deltoides</i> establish in these intermittent wetlands and then are buried by shifting gypsum dunes. When mature, <i>Populus deltoides</i> trees form very open canopies (30% or less cover) and may be partially to deeply buried with only the upper portions of the trees exposed. Scattered to well-represented <i>Poliomintha incana</i> typifies the understory, along with an occasional <i>Ericameria nauseosa</i>. Herbs are low in diversity (5 species) and cover and include scattered bunches of <i>Achnatherum hymenoides</i> and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium</i>. Large, open, bare areas are common. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34624-{C5F0CAE2-DFBA-49E3-8185-F82B6EF838F8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 27-Sep-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737586 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005972
  Translated: Rio Grande Cottonwood / Frosted Mint Flooded Forest
  Scientific: Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni / Poliomintha incana Flooded Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Populus deltoides / Poliomintha incana Forest
(similar) Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni / Poliomintha incana Forest