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CEGL005954 Juglans major - Acer negundo / Rhus trilobata Flooded Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arizona Walnut - Box-elder / Skunkbush Sumac Flooded Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found along the Lower Gila River (Grant County) and probably elsewhere in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Juglans major and Acer negundo, both wetland indicators, form a closed canopy over a well-represented shrub layer dominated by Rhus trilobata var. trilobata. Brickellia californica occasionally codominates. The herbaceous layer diversity is moderate (25 species recorded for the type), but sites may contain many ruderal or weedy species common to nearby agricultural lands. This type is known from about 1830 to 2030 m (6000-6650 feet) elevation along the outer edges of floodplains on high terraces. Soils tend to be relatively dry, loamy or sandy, and rocky (Fluventic Ustochrepts and Haplustolls and Typic Ustifluvents).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Acer negundo was indicated as a major tree associate in the Juglans major Community Type of Szaro (1989), along with Rhus trilobata var. trilobata in the shrub layer.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found along the Lower Gila River (Grant County) and probably elsewhere in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ?, NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737487
Confidence Level: Low
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 | A0957 Arizona Walnut - Little Walnut Riparian Forest Alliance | A0957 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005954 Arizona Walnut - Box-elder / Skunkbush Sumac Flooded Forest | CEGL005954 | 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: < Juglans major Community Type (Szaro 1989) [71% of sites had Acer negundo present to codominant; Rhus trilobata was present in 47% of sites.]
= Arizona Walnut-Boxelder/Skunkbush Sumac CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
= Arizona Walnut-Boxelder/Skunkbush Sumac 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.