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CEGL000950 Salix laevigata - Fraxinus velutina Riparian Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Willow - Velvet Ash Riparian Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association was described from riparian zones along Ash, Leeds and Santa Clara creeks in the Pine Valley Mountains in Utah. This riparian woodland association is highly diverse floristically being on a transition zone between the Mojave and Great Basin deserts in addition to large elevation gradients. The most common trees of the upper canopy are Populus fremontii, Fraxinus velutina and Salix laevigata. Other common trees include Acer negundo, Quercus gambelii, Salix gooddingii, Salix lasiolepis, Juniperus osteosperma, and Juniperus scopulorum. Shrubs are diverse with Baccharis salicifolia, Artemisia tridentata, Ericameria nauseosa, Rhus trilobata, Salix exigua, Tamarix ramosissima, and Rosa woodsii being most prevalent.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This riparian woodland association is highly diverse floristically being on a transition zone between the Mojave and Great Basin deserts in addition to large elevation gradients. The most common trees of the upper canopy are Populus fremontii, Fraxinus velutina and Salix laevigata. Other common trees include Acer negundo, Quercus gambelii, Salix gooddingii, Salix lasiolepis, Juniperus osteosperma, and Juniperus scopulorum. Shrubs are diverse with Baccharis salicifolia (= Baccharis glutinosa), Artemisia tridentata, Ericameria nauseosa (= Chrysothamnus nauseosus), Rhus trilobata, Salix exigua, Tamarix ramosissima, and Rosa woodsii being most prevalent.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association was described from riparian zones along Ash, Leeds and Santa Clara creeks in the Pine Valley Mountains in Utah.
Geographic Range: This association was described from riparian zones along Ash, Leeds and Santa Clara creeks in the Pine Valley Mountains in Utah.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684009
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nd Western North American Interior Flooded Forest Division | D013 | 1.B.3.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nd.2 Interior Warm & Cool Desert Riparian Forest Macrogroup | M036 | 1.B.3.Nd.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b Western Interior Riparian Forest & Woodland Group | G797 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Alliance | A3752 Goodding''s Willow - Red Willow Riparian Forest Alliance | A3752 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL000950 Red Willow - Velvet Ash Riparian Woodland | CEGL000950 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Group II of Table 3 (Webb and Brotherson 1988)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Webb, G. M., and J. D. Brotherson. 1988. Elevational changes in woody vegetation along three streams in Washington County, Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 48:512-529.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.