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CEGL005982 Salix gooddingii / Muhlenbergia rigens Riparian Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Goodding''s Willow / Deergrass Riparian Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This type is known from around 990 m (3250 feet) along ponded reaches of the Black River in southeastern New Mexico. It is characterized by an open canopy of Salix gooddingii overhanging the banks of low-gradient streams lined with graminoids that include Muhlenbergia rigens, Andropogon glomeratus, Eleocharis palustris, and Muhlenbergia asperifolia. Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense is prevalent both along the banks and in the channel. Baccharis salicifolia is well-represented in the shrub layer.
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 in the Black River drainage in southeastern New Mexico (Eddy County).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: 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 | A3803 Fremont Cottonwood - Velvet Ash - Goodding''s Willow Riparian Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3803 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005982 Goodding''s Willow / Deergrass Riparian Woodland | CEGL005982 | 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: = Goodding Willow/Deergrass 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.