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CEGL005969 Populus deltoides / Ericameria nauseosa Flooded Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Cottonwood / Rubber Rabbitbrush Flooded Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found in the San Juan River basin in northwestern New Mexico. The type is found in wide lowland valleys at elevations ranging from 1410 to 1840 m (4625-6025 feet). It usually occurs on high, elevated, dry terraces situated well above the active channel (discharge ratios >5.0), that are rarely flooded (every 25-100 years). Occasionally it occurs on lower alluvial terraces that are more frequently flooded. Soils are dry with no evidence of aquic conditions within 1 m and are either sandy Inceptisols (Fluventic Ustochrepts), reflecting some soil development on the higher terraces, or less undeveloped sandy or sandy and rocky Entisols (Typic Ustifluvent). This type is characterized by open to moderately closed canopies of mature Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera or Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni, with a shrubby understory dominated by Ericameria nauseosa and other facultative upland shrub species (one obligate wetland species, Salix exigua, has been recorded for the type). Preliminary data suggest that the herbaceous layer is relatively low in diversity (17 species) and represented by scattered bunchgrasses including Sporobolus cryptandrus, Sporobolus airoides, and Aristida purpurea. Seven out of 30 species recorded for the type are exotic.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type, although it lacks significant wetland indicators other than cottonwood, is found in a mosaic with wetter forested and shrub wetland types than occur lower in the floodplain. It is similar to Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera / Artemisia tridentata CT (New Mexico state type) but lacks significant amounts of Artemisia tridentata. Dick-Peddie (1993) refers to a Populus fremontii / Chrysothamnus nauseosus / Mesic Grass - Forb type as part of his Floodplain-Plains Riparian group, which may be equivalent.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This type is characterized by open to moderately closed canopies of mature Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera or Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni, with a shrubby understory dominated by Ericameria nauseosa (= Chrysothamnus nauseosus) and other facultative upland shrub species (one obligate wetland species, Salix exigua, has been recorded for the type). Preliminary data suggest that the herbaceous layer is relatively low in diversity (17 species) and represented by scattered bunchgrasses including Sporobolus cryptandrus, Sporobolus airoides, and Aristida purpurea. Seven out of 30 species recorded for the type are exotic.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The type is found in wide lowland valleys at elevations ranging from 1410 to 1840 m (4625-6025 feet). It usually occurs on high, elevated, dry terraces situated well above the active channel (discharge ratios >5.0), that are rarely flooded (every 25-100 years). Occasionally it occurs on lower alluvial terraces that are more frequently flooded. Soils are dry with no evidence of aquic conditions within 1 m and are either sandy Inceptisols (Fluventic Ustochrepts), reflecting some soil development on the higher terraces, or less undeveloped sandy or sandy and rocky Entisols (Typic Ustifluvent).
Geographic Range: This association is found in the San Juan River basin in northwestern New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ, NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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 | CEGL005969 Eastern Cottonwood / Rubber Rabbitbrush Flooded Forest | CEGL005969 | 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: ? Populus fremontii / Chrysothamnus nauseosus / Mesic Grass - Forb Vegetation Type (Dick-Peddie 1993)
= Plains Cottonwood/Rubber Rabbitbrush CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
= Plains Cottonwood/Rubber Rabbitbrush CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
- Dick-Peddie, W. A. 1993. New Mexico vegetation: Past, present, and future. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. 244 pp.
- 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.
- Salas, D., and C. Bolen. 2010b. Vegetation classification and distribution mapping report: Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SCPN/NRTR-2010/301. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 35 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.