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CEGL002643 Populus angustifolia Sand Dune Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Narrowleaf Cottonwood Sand Dune Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This plant association consists of stands of Populus angustifolia atop sand dunes in the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado at 2300 m elevation. Stands occur in an unusual environmental setting on braided, sandy streams adjacent to wind-driven, actively moving sand dunes. Populus angustifolia occurs on ridges of the sand dunes and increases in age with distance from the active stream channel. Stands consist of mature and young cottonwoods with no shrub or herbaceous plants in the understory.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community is known from one large and nearly pristine stand on Sand Creek in south-central Colorado. The physical environment is unique in the Southern Rocky Mountains (Ecoregion 20). Another stand, possibly of the same type, occurs in the greater valley, but is not associated with sand dunes. The "community" is comprised mainly of a single plant species, Populus angustifolia.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: Geomorphic conditions exist in Colorado only in the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684097
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.Nc Rocky Mountain-Great Basin Montane Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D195 | 1.B.3.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nc.1 Engelmann Spruce - Narrowleaf Cottonwood / Red-osier Dogwood Riparian & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M034 | 1.B.3.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a Engelmann Spruce - Blue Spruce - Narrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian & Swamp Forest Group | G506 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
| Alliance | A3759 Narrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian Forest Alliance | A3759 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002643 Narrowleaf Cottonwood Sand Dune Riparian Forest | CEGL002643 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus angustifolia Sand Dune Forest (Carsey et al. 2003a)
= Populus angustifolia Sand Dune Forest (Kittel et al. 1999b)
= Narrowleaf cottonwood Sand Dune Forest (Populus angustifolia Sand Dune Forest) Plant Association (Kittel et al. 1999a)
= Populus angustifolia Sand Dune Forest (Kittel et al. 1999b)
= Narrowleaf cottonwood Sand Dune Forest (Populus angustifolia Sand Dune Forest) Plant Association (Kittel et al. 1999a)
- CNHP [Colorado Natural Heritage Program]. 2006-2017. Tracked natural plant communities. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. [https://cnhp.colostate.edu/ourdata/trackinglist/plant_communities/]
- Carsey, K., G. Kittel, K. Decker, D. J. Cooper, and D. Culver. 2003a. Field guide to the wetland and riparian plant associations of Colorado. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Fort Collins, CO.
- Kittel, G., E. Van Wie, M. Damm, R. Rondeau, S. Kettler, A. McMullen, and J. Sanderson. 1999b. A classification of riparian and wetland plant associations of Colorado: A user''s guide to the classification project. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO. 70 pp. plus appendices.
- Kittel, G., E. Van Wie, M. Damm, R. Rondeau, S. Kettler, and J. Sanderson. 1999a. A classification of the riparian plant associations of the Rio Grande and Closed Basin watersheds, Colorado. Unpublished report prepared by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
- Salas, D. E., J. Stevens, K. Schulz, M. Artmann, B. Friesen, S. Blauer, E. W. Schweiger, and A. Valdez. 2010b. Vegetation classification and mapping project report: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Natural Resource Report NPS/ROMN/NRR--2010/179. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.