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CEGL005974 Populus deltoides (ssp. wislizeni, ssp. monilifera) / Scour Flooded Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Rio Grande Cottonwood, Plains Cottonwood) / Scour Flooded Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found along the La Plata River in the San Juan River basin of northwestern New Mexico and probably elsewhere in northern New Mexico. Preliminary data suggest that sites are frequently flooded, low riverbars and in-channel riverwash along low-gradient rivers of lowland river valleys, at elevations around 1700 m (5580 feet). This is an early- to mid-successional association that occupies recently scoured bars and banks. Populus deltoides is present as seedlings and saplings, and Tamarix ramosissima may be common. Salix exigua is usually present but low in cover. Although ground cover is sparse, native wetland indicators are usually present and include Agrostis exarata and Eleocharis palustris. As a keystone species, the reproduction of Populus deltoides after flooding (and sufficient subsequent base flows) is critical to the sustainability of this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type (CEGL005974) may be included in the concept of Populus deltoides / Salix exigua described by others.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
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 along the La Plata River in the San Juan River basin, northwestern New Mexico and probably elsewhere in northern New Mexico and west into Utah and Arizona.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ?, NM, UT?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737599
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 | CEGL005974 (Rio Grande Cottonwood, Plains Cottonwood) / Scour Flooded Woodland | CEGL005974 | 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 deltoides - (Salix amygdaloides) / Salix exigua Woodland (Carsey et al. 2003a) [involves Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni and Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera. Stands generally have abundant Salix exigua, but type includes stands with mostly just saplings and seedlings of Populus deltoides that match the New Mexico description.]
= Populus deltoides / Recent Alluvial Bar Community (Jones and Walford 1995) [involves only Populus deltoides ssp. occidentalis (= ssp. monilifera).]
= Plains Cottonwood/Scour CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
= Populus deltoides / Recent Alluvial Bar Community (Jones and Walford 1995) [involves only Populus deltoides ssp. occidentalis (= ssp. monilifera).]
= Plains Cottonwood/Scour CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
- Carsey, K., G. Kittel, K. Decker, D. J. Cooper, and D. Culver. 2003a. Field guide to the wetland and riparian plant associations of Colorado. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Fort Collins, CO.
- Jones, G. P., and G. M. Walford. 1995. Major riparian vegetation types of eastern Wyoming. Submitted to Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Laramie, WY. 245 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.