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CEGL005972 Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni / Poliomintha incana Flooded Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rio Grande Cottonwood / Frosted Mint Flooded Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: The type is known only from gypsum dunelands of the Tularosa Basin in south-central New Mexico at elevations around 1220 m (4000 feet). In interdune areas water accumulates during the summer rainy season, and the water table remains near the surface (0.5 m). Populus deltoides establish in these intermittent wetlands and then are buried by shifting gypsum dunes. When mature, Populus deltoides trees form very open canopies (30% or less cover) and may be partially to deeply buried with only the upper portions of the trees exposed. Scattered to well-represented Poliomintha incana typifies the understory, along with an occasional Ericameria nauseosa. Herbs are low in diversity (5 species) and cover and include scattered bunches of Achnatherum hymenoides and Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium. Large, open, bare areas are common.
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: When mature, Populus deltoides trees form very open canopies (30% or less cover) and may be partially to deeply buried with only the upper portions of the trees exposed. Scattered to well-represented Poliomintha incana typifies the understory, along with an occasional Ericameria nauseosa (= Chrysothamnus nauseosus). Herbs are low in diversity (5 species) and cover and include scattered bunches of Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides) and Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium (= Schizachyrium neomexicanum). Large, open, bare areas are common.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The type is known only from gypsum dunelands of the Tularosa Basin in south-central New Mexico at elevations around 1220 m (4000 feet). In interdune areas water accumulates during the summer rainy season, and the water table remains near the surface (0.5 m). Populus deltoides establish in these intermittent wetlands and then are buried by shifting gypsum dunes.
Geographic Range: This association is known only from south-central new Mexico but may occur in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737586
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | A3802 Rio Grande Cottonwood - Plains Cottonwood Riparian Forest Alliance | A3802 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005972 Rio Grande Cottonwood / Frosted Mint Flooded Forest | CEGL005972 | 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: = Plains Cottonwood/Hoary Rosemarymint 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.