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CEGL005983 Salix irrorata - Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Wet Shrubland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available


Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Dewystem Willow - Red-osier Dogwood 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 indicate this type occurs along the rocky banks of montane streams at around 2290 m (7500 feet) elevation. This community type is characterized by a dense shrub thicket dominated by Cornus sericea ssp. sericea and Salix irrorata. Other well-represented shrubs include Prunus virginiana, Ribes leptanthum, and Rosa woodsii. Vines are also well-represented and include Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides and Clematis ligusticifolia.

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
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 in the Zuni Mountains in west-central New Mexico (Cibola County).

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  NM




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available

Grank: G3?

Greasons: No Data Available


Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available

Synonomy: = Bluestem Willow-Redosier Dogwood CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)

Concept Author(s): E. Muldavin et al. (2000a)

Author of Description: E. Muldavin et al.

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 07-21-04

  • 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 Unpublished data on file.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.