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CEGL005968 Populus deltoides / Carex nebrascensis Flooded Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Cottonwood / Nebraska Sedge Flooded Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found in the Rio Grande watershed in north-central New Mexico (Embudo River) and probably elsewhere in northern New Mexico. It is known to occur at about 1760 m (5850 feet) elevation on small riverbars that are occasionally flooded (estimated two-year recurrence interval). Soils have wetness (hydric) indicators in the form of mottles within 50 cm of the surface and are classified as Aquic Ustifluvents. This mesic cottonwood type is characterized by a moderately closed canopy of Populus deltoides, with a subcanopy of scattered Salix gooddingii. The shrub layer is low in cover with an occasional Salix exigua and Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens, along with woody vines such as Parthenocissus quinquefolia and Vitis arizonica. The herbaceous understory is dominated by wetland indicator species such as Carex nebrascensis, Equisetum laevigatum, and Distichlis spicata, but it may also include Poa pratensis, Elymus canadensis, Bromus inermis, and Apocynum cannabinum.
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 Rio Grande watershed in north-central New Mexico (Embudo River) and probably elsewhere in northern New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737589
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 | A3802 Rio Grande Cottonwood - Plains Cottonwood Riparian Forest Alliance | A3802 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005968 Eastern Cottonwood / Nebraska Sedge Flooded Forest | CEGL005968 | 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/Nebraska Sedge 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.