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CEGL000001 Washingtonia filifera Flooded Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Fan Palm Flooded Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs naturally only in a few scattered locations in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California. Washingtonia filifera has been planted in many locations as an ornamental. The association is characterized by groves of Washingtonia filifera, often with greater than 50% cover, and up to 12 m in height. Occasionally other desert trees may occur, such as Acacia greggii or Platanus racemosa. Common herbaceous associates include Cynodon dactylon, Ambrosia tenuifolia, Penstemon spp., and Sphaeralcea spp. Szaro (1989) reported large numbers of Washingtonia filifera seedlings in the two groves he sampled, indicating good regeneration of Washingtonia.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs naturally only in a few scattered locations in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ, CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689595
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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 | A0485 California Fan Palm Wet Woodland Alliance | A0485 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL000001 California Fan Palm Flooded Woodland | CEGL000001 | 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: ? Washingtonia filifera / Salix exigua / Muhlenbergia rigens Provisional Association (Evens et al. 2012)
= Washingtonia filifera Community Type (Szaro 1989)
= Washingtonia filifera Community Type (Szaro 1989)
- 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.
- Evens, J. M., D. Roach-McIntosh, and D. Stout. 2012. Vegetation descriptions for Joshua Tree National Park. Unpublished report submitted to USDI, National Park Service, Mojave Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA.
- Szaro, R. C. 1989. Riparian forest and scrubland community types of Arizona and New Mexico. Desert Plants Special Issue 9(3-4):70-139.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.