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Salix interior Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix interior Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This willow shrubland community is found scattered along rivers and streams at lower elevations in parts of the Central Lowlands, the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, and the Appalachians. This type represents an early-successional stage of temporarily flooded riparian vegetation that occurs most commonly on alluvial sands. The substrate may also contain silts, clays, and/or gravels. The canopy is dominated by <i>Salix interior</i>, which can form dense stands up to 4 m tall. There are often areas where the shrub layer is absent. Seedlings and small saplings of <i>Populus deltoides</i> or <i>Platanus occidentalis</i> may be present. The herbaceous cover is sparse to moderate, but rarely exceeds 30%. Species present include <i>Polygonum lapathifolium, Eupatorium</i> spp., <i>Schoenoplectus americanus</i>, and <i>Xanthium strumarium</i>. The composition of this community, especially the herbaceous layer, varies from year to year with succession or renewed disturbance. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36614-{BA0F1C1A-7F2B-48C5-B9C5-8A26BB96A9DB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-May-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684969 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008562
  Translated: Sandbar Willow Wet Shrubland
  Common: Sandbar Willow Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix interior Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Salix interior Temporarily Flooded Shrubland
(similar) CEGL008562
(similar) Salix interior Temporarily Flooded Shrubland