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CEGL005985 Salix irrorata - Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Dewystem Willow - Pacific Willow Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found in the Zuni Mountains in west-central New Mexico. Preliminary data suggest that this type occurs along the banks of narrow perennial reaches with rough, cobbly channels. Sites are likely to be subject to frequent flooding. Soils are poorly developed and comprised mostly of loose, unconsolidated deposits of sands and gravels mixed with large amounts of rock fragments. Compared to surrounding upland vegetation, willows are highly palatable. In isolated canyons, the vegetation is naturally protected from livestock, but in open valleys, the willows and understory herbs are heavily browsed. Here, the willows appear umbrella-shaped, and herbaceous vegetation is greatly reduced, which ultimately leads to entrenched channels and heavily eroded streambanks. This type is characterized by tall, dense willow canopies (up to 90%+ total cover) codominated by Salix irrorata and Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra. The herbaceous understory is dominated by abundant Equisetum arvense. Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Rudbeckia laciniata, and Elymus canadensis are common to well-represented.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The type may be similar to Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra communities reported for the Rocky Mountains by Hansen et al. (1990), Kittel and Lederer (1993), and Kittel et al. (1996).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Compared to surrounding upland vegetation, willows are highly palatable. In isolated canyons, the vegetation is naturally protected from livestock, but in open valleys, the willows and understory herbs are heavily browsed. Here, the willows appear umbrella-shaped, and herbaceous vegetation is greatly reduced, which ultimately leads to entrenched channels and heavily eroded streambanks. This type is characterized by tall, dense willow canopies (up to 90%+ total cover) codominated by Salix irrorata and Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra. The herbaceous understory is dominated by abundant Equisetum arvense. Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus), Rudbeckia laciniata, and Elymus canadensis are common to well-represented.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Preliminary data suggest that this type occurs along the banks of narrow perennial reaches with rough, cobbly channels. Sites are likely to be subject to frequent flooding. Soils are poorly developed and comprised mostly of loose, unconsolidated deposits of sands and gravels mixed with large amounts of rock fragments.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Zuni Mountains in west-central New Mexico (Cibola County).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.a Narrowleaf Willow - Hawthorn species - Stretchberry Rocky Mountain-Great Basin Riparian Shrubland Group | G526 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A3800 Narrowleaf Willow - Dewystem Willow Shrubland Alliance | A3800 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL005985 Dewystem Willow - Pacific Willow Wet Shrubland | CEGL005985 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Bluestem Willow-Pacific Willow-CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
- Hansen, P. L., K. Bogs, R. Pfister, and J. Joy. 1990. Classification and management of riparian and wetland sites in central and eastern Montana. Draft version 2. Montana Riparian Association, Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station, School of Forestry. University of Montana, Missoula, MT. 279 pp.
- Kittel, G. M., and N. D. Lederer. 1993. A preliminary classification of the riparian vegetation of the Yampa and San Miguel/Dolores river basins. Unpublished report prepared for Colorado Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency by The Nature Conservancy, Colorado Field Office, Boulder.
- Kittel, G., R. Rondeau, and A. McMullen. 1996. A classification of the riparian vegetation of the Lower South Platte and parts of the Upper Arkansas River basins, Colorado. Submitted to Colorado Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII. Prepared by Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Fort Collins. 243 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.
- 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.