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CEGL005957 Juglans major / Forestiera pubescens Flooded Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arizona Walnut / Stretchberry Flooded Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This mature riparian forest association is known only from the San Francisco River in southwestern New Mexico, although it probably occurs elsewhere in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Preliminary data indicate that sites are on upper terraces at the edge of lowland valley floodplains at elevations from 1660 to 1650 m (4800-5370 feet). Soils are deep, well-drained loams that are relatively dry (Fluventic Ustochrepts and Typic Ustifluvents). Juglans major forms a moderately open canopy (35-50% cover); Acer negundo and Celtis laevigata var. reticulata may be present in the canopy but are poorly represented. The shrub layer is strongly dominated by Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens, with a scattering of other shrubs, including Rhus trilobata and Brickellia californica. The herbaceous layer is low in diversity, with 17 species recorded for the type, and often dominated by annual grasses such as Bromus tectorum and Hordeum pusillum. Perennial species such as Elymus glaucus and Marrubium vulgare may be well-represented to abundant.
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 is found along the San Francisco River in southwestern New Mexico (Catron County) and probably in southeastern Arizona and potentially in northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: AZ?, NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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 | CEGL005957 Arizona Walnut / Stretchberry Flooded Forest | CEGL005957 | 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: = Arizona Walnut/New Mexico Olive 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.