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CEGL005975 Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni / Shepherdia argentea Flooded Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rio Grande Cottonwood / Silver Buffaloberry Flooded Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found along the Animas River in northwestern New Mexico and probably elsewhere in northern New Mexico. Available data indicate that the type is likely to occur in lowland valleys on infrequently flooded riverbars and terraces at around 1750 m (5700 feet) elevation. Soils are reported as relatively dry and deep, coarse-loamy over sandy-skeletal Oxyaquic Ustifluvents. This type is characterized by a moderately closed canopy of mature Populus deltoides with a shrubby understory dominated by Shepherdia argentea, along with Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens. The exotic Elaeagnus angustifolia can be common. Grasses are well-represented to abundant and may include Poa pratensis, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Schedonorus pratensis, Elymus repens, Elymus trachycaulus, and Bromus inermis.
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: This type is characterized by a moderately closed canopy of mature Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni with a shrubby understory dominated by Shepherdia argentea, along with Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens. The exotic Elaeagnus angustifolia can be common. Grasses are well-represented to abundant and may include Poa pratensis, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Schedonorus pratensis (= Festuca pratensis), Elymus repens (= Elytrigia repens var. repens), Elymus trachycaulus, and Bromus inermis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Available data indicate that the type is likely to occur in lowland valleys on infrequently flooded riverbars and terraces at around 1750 m (5700 feet) elevation. Soils are reported as relatively dry and deep, coarse-loamy over sandy-skeletal Oxyaquic Ustifluvents.
Geographic Range: This association is found along the Animas River in northwestern New Mexico and probably elsewhere in northern New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.737962
Confidence Level: Low
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 | A3802 Rio Grande Cottonwood - Plains Cottonwood Riparian Forest Alliance | A3802 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005975 Rio Grande Cottonwood / Silver Buffaloberry Flooded Forest | CEGL005975 | 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/Silver Buffaloberry 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.