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CEGL005078 Salix interior - Salix eriocephala Sandbar Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sandbar Willow - Missouri River Willow Sandbar Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Midwest Willow Sandbar Wet Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sandbar willow type is found in the central, and possibly northeastern, United States and adjacent Canada. Its distribution is apparently centered on the Great Lakes region. Stands are dominated by Salix interior and Salix eriocephala. They occur on sandbars along major rivers and streams where river scouring and deposition creates newly exposed sandy substrates. The vegetation structure is quite dynamic, depending on flooding and ice scouring. Shrubs form a discontinuous to continuous canopy cover that may be fairly battered. Salix interior is the major dominant, sometimes the only shrub species present. Salix eriocephala may be present in some examples. Other vegetation characteristics of this type are not well described.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is in need of further characterization to determine its rangewide character, and whether it is really needed in these states as a type. It may be of limited extent in the states in which it is found. Taxonomically, Salix interior was formerly combined into Salix exigua. Salix lutea has been treated as a variety of Salix eriocephala by some authors (Great Plains Flora Association 1986).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Shrubs form a discontinuous to continuous canopy cover that may be fairly battered by flooding and scouring. Salix interior is the major dominant, sometimes the only shrub species present. Salix eriocephala may be present in some examples. Other vegetation characteristics of this type are not well-described.
Dynamics: Flooding and ice-scouring can create extensive damage to the structure of this type, and stands may be eliminated altogether for a period.
Environmental Description: Stands occur on sandbars along major rivers and streams, where river scouring and deposition creates newly exposed sandy substrates.
Geographic Range: This sandbar willow type is found in the central and possibly northeastern United States, and adjacent Canada, ranging from Indiana and Ontario to possibly Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: IL, IN, OH, ON, PA, QC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689270
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.3 Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Macrogroup | M880 | 2.C.4.Nd.3 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a Eastern North American Riverine Wetland Vegetation Group | G755 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Alliance | A3646 Sandbar Willow Sand-Gravel Floodplain Shrubland Alliance | A3646 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Association | CEGL005078 Sandbar Willow - Missouri River Willow Sandbar Wet Shrubland | CEGL005078 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix exigua - Salix lutea Sandbar Shrubland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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