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Populus fremontii / Sparse Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus fremontii / Sparse Riparian Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mature riparian forest association is known from the San Francisco River watershed in New Mexico and from southeastern Utah. Large, tall and mature <i>Populus fremontii</i> form dense canopies (&gt;60% cover) with only scattered representatives of other floodplain tree species. The understory is highly variable and any shrubs present do not form a proper shrub layer. Some of the more consistent species include <i>Baccharis salicifolia, Salix exigua</i>, and <i>Ericameria nauseosa</i>. The herbaceous cover is also very sparse with a wide variety of species, often introduced, disturbance-tolerant species such as <i>Melilotus officinalis</i>, known to exceed 1% cover. As a keystone species, the reproduction of <i>Populus fremontii</i> is reliant on flooding and once established a sufficient groundwater table is critical to the long-term presence of this community. Stands are found within the floodplain of large, lowland valleys at elevations around 1525 m (5000 feet). Sites are typically 1- to 3-m high alluvial terraces that are rarely flooded. Soils are deep, sandy and relatively dry. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34631-{54FC1646-476D-41A4-89D1-6AD6297EE5B4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-Apr-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737519 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005979
  Translated: Fremont Cottonwood / Sparse Riparian Forest
  Scientific: Populus fremontii / Sparse Riparian Forest
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(similar) Populus fremontii / Sparse Forest
(similar) Populus fremontii / Sparse Forest