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Populus deltoides - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Pascopyrum smithii Floodplain Forest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus deltoides - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Pascopyrum smithii Floodplain Forest Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group is composed of woodlands and forests found along medium and small rivers in the western and central Great Plains from southern Canada to the Texas panhandle. <i>Populus deltoides</i> is the most common tree and may be nearly the only species in the overstory in some stands. Other common trees are <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Salix nigra, Salix amygdaloides</i>, and, in the southeastern portion of this group's range, <i>Celtis laevigata</i> and <i>Platanus occidentalis</i>. The shrub and herbaceous layers are much more diverse than the canopy across the range of this group with no single species common throughout. Typical shrubs include <i>Artemisia cana ssp. cana, Cornus</i> spp., <i>Salix</i> spp., and <i>Symphoricarpos occidentalis</i>. The herbaceous stratum is strongly influenced by surrounding upland Great Plains grasslands and often contains mid and tallgrass species. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39969-{36438C3C-2D25-4B16-A65F-96F445C97E50}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-May-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.856756 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G147
  Scientific: Populus deltoides - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Pascopyrum smithii Floodplain Forest Group