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CEGL005944 Alnus oblongifolia / Baccharis salicifolia Flooded Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arizona Alder / Mule-fat Flooded Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found along Palomas Creek and probably elsewhere in the Black Range (Sierra County) and the mountains of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Stands are known to occur along moderate-gradient (1.0-1.5%), lower montane stream channels at around 1525 m (5000 feet) elevation. Flooding is probably frequent, at least within a five-year return interval. Soils are cobbly and have been identified as moist sandy-skeletal Aeric Fluvaquents. This type is characterized by young, open stands of Alnus oblongifolia poles and saplings, with abundant Baccharis salicifolia in the shrub layer. Young Juglans major may also occur. Among the forbs, Apocynum cannabinum is well-represented, and the vines Vitis arizonica, Clematis ligusticifolia, and introduced Parthenocissus quinquefolia are common to well-represented.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This type is characterized by young, open stands of Alnus oblongifolia poles and saplings, with abundant Baccharis salicifolia in the shrub layer. Young Juglans major may also occur. Among the forbs, Apocynum cannabinum is well-represented, and the vines Vitis arizonica, Clematis ligusticifolia, and introduced Parthenocissus quinquefolia are common to well-represented.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are known to occur along moderate-gradient (1.0-1.5%), lower montane stream channels at around 1525 m (5000 feet) elevation. Flooding is probably frequent, at least within a five-year return interval. Soils are cobbly and have been identified as moist sandy-skeletal Aeric Fluvaquents.
Geographic Range: This association is found along Palomas Creek and probably elsewhere in the Black Range (Sierra County) and the mountains of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ?, NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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 | A0953 Arizona Alder Riparian Forest Alliance | A0953 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005944 Arizona Alder / Mule-fat Flooded Forest | CEGL005944 | 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: < Alnus oblongifolia Community Type (Szaro 1989)
= Arizona Alder/Seepwillow CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
= Arizona Alder/Seepwillow CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
- Muldavin, E., P. Durkin, M. Bradley, M. Stuever, and P. Mehlhop. 2000a. Handbook of wetland vegetation communities of New Mexico. Volume I: Classification and community descriptions. Final report to the New Mexico Environment Department and the Environmental Protection Agency prepared by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
- NHNM [Natural Heritage New Mexico]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
- 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.