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CEGL005941 Acer negundo - Fraxinus velutina Riparian Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Box-elder - Velvet Ash Riparian Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland association is found in the Organ Mountains in south-central New Mexico and is likely to be found elsewhere in southern New Mexico and Arizona. This type is known to occur at mid-elevations around 3000 m (7400 feet), along rocky channels of moderate gradient (2-3%). It is a closed-canopy forested wetland dominated by Acer negundo with Fraxinus velutina as a subdominant in the canopy. The abundant shrub understory includes Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Ribes montigenum, Ptelea trifoliata, and Brickellia grandiflora.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: It is closely related to the Acer negundo - Mixed Deciduous Community Type described by Szaro (1989) for southern New Mexico and Arizona.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is a closed-canopy forested wetland dominated by Acer negundo with Fraxinus velutina as a subdominant in the canopy. The abundant shrub understory includes Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Ribes montigenum, Ptelea trifoliata, and Brickellia grandiflora.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type is known to occur at mid-elevations around 3000 m (7400 feet), along rocky channels of moderate gradient (2-3%).
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Organ Mountains in south-central New Mexico (Dona Ana County) and is likely to be found elsewhere in southern New Mexico and Arizona.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ?, NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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 | A3796 Box-elder - Singleleaf Ash - Netleaf Hackberry Riparian Woodland Alliance | A3796 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005941 Box-elder - Velvet Ash Riparian Woodland | CEGL005941 | 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: = Acer negundo - Fraxinus velutina Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 1994a)
< Acer negundo - Mixed Deciduous Community Type (Szaro 1989)
= Boxelder-Velvet Ash CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
< Acer negundo - Mixed Deciduous Community Type (Szaro 1989)
= Boxelder-Velvet Ash 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.
- Muldavin, E., P. Mehlhop, and E. DeBruin. 1994a. A survey of sensitive species and vegetation communities in the Organ Mountains of Fort Bliss. Volume III: Vegetation communities. Report prepared for Fort Bliss, Texas, by New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, 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.