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CEGL005947 Baccharis (emoryi, salicina) - Salix exigua Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Emory''s Baccharis, Willow Baccharis) - Narrowleaf Willow Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This riparian association is found in the Colorado Plateau and Pecos Basin in southeastern New Mexico and may occur in Trans-Pecos Texas. Baccharis emoryi or Baccharis salicina forms dense shrub thickets in association with Salix exigua. Canopies can exceed 85% cover and reach up to 2.5 m (8 feet) in height. The herbaceous layer is low to moderate in cover. Species may include Agrostis stolonifera, Eleocharis palustris, Equisetum spp., Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Oxytenia acerosa, Phragmites australis, Saccharum ravennae, Schoenoplectus pungens, and Typha domingensis. Stands occur along low-gradient rivers with sandy-bottomed channels of wide lowland valleys at elevations from 450 to 1150 m (1500-3775 feet). Soils are moderately well-drained to well-drained silt loams or sandy loams derived from alluvium. Occasionally, they may have a thin, clayey surface layer that retains greater moisture. Underlying layers have less than 35% cobbles or gravels.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is largely known and described from National Park Service inventory efforts in the Colorado Plateau. It is distinguished from others in the alliance by the codominance of Salix exigua and the relatively low herbaceous cover.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Baccharis emoryi and/or Baccharis salicina forms typically dense shrub thickets in association with Salix exigua. Canopies can exceed 85% cover and reach up to 2.5 m (8 feet) in height. Other woody species may include Symphoricarpos longiflorus. The herbaceous layer is dominated by graminoids and has low to moderate cover; it may include Agrostis stolonifera, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus), Eleocharis palustris, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum laevigatum, Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Oxytenia acerosa, Phragmites australis, Saccharum ravennae, Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens), and Typha domingensis. The exotic species Melilotus officinalis and Tamarix spp. may be present in some stands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This riparian shrubland occurs along low-gradient rivers with sandy-bottomed channels of wide lowland valleys at elevations from 450 to 1150 m (1500-3775 feet), or in spring-fed alcoves and canyon slopes. Soils are reported as weakly developed Aquic Ustipsamments and Oxyaquic Torrifluvents that are composed of deep sandy sediments that are well-drained. Occasionally, they may have a thin, clayey surface layer that retains greater moisture. Underlying layers have less than 35% cobbles or gravels.
Geographic Range: This riparian association is found in the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona and southern Utah, the Pecos Basin in southeastern New Mexico and may occur in Trans-Pecos Texas and westward.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ, NM, TX?, UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.738000
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.Nc Southwestern North American Warm Desert Freshwater Marsh & Bosque Division | D032 | 2.C.4.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nc.1 Warm Desert Lowland Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M076 | 2.C.4.Nc.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b Honey Mesquite - Velvet Mesquite - False Willow species North American Warm Desert Riparian Low Bosque & Shrubland Group | G533 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
| Alliance | A3874 Emory''s Baccharis - Desert Baccharis Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3874 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
| Association | CEGL005947 (Emory''s Baccharis, Willow Baccharis) - Narrowleaf Willow Wet Shrubland | CEGL005947 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Emory Baccharis-Coyote Willow CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
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