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CEGL005951 Baccharis salicifolia / Gravel Bar Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mule-fat / Gravel Bar Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found along the Lower Rio Grande (Animas and Palomas creeks) and the San Francisco River watershed in southwestern New Mexico. These are generally lowland communities that are known to occur from 1430 to 1460 m (4700-4800 feet) elevation. They are young successional stands that occur on low gravel riverbars in, or adjacent to, the active channel that have gradients ranging from 0.2 to 1.2%. They are probably flooded every year or two and remain well-watered throughout the growing season. Frequent flooding reduces vegetative cover and can remove tree seedlings. Soils are undeveloped gravelly and sandy riverwash. This type is represented by open to moderately closed canopies of Baccharis salicifolia and undergrowths that, although moderately diverse (27 species recorded for the type), are low in cover. Sites commonly have a weedy component represented by species such as Conyza canadensis, Polypogon monspeliensis, Rumex crispus, and Sphenopholis obtusata. Several native herbaceous wetland indicators can be present such as Eleocharis palustris, Juncus tenuis, Juncus xiphioides, Equisetum arvense, Mimulus guttatus, Ranunculus aquatilis, and Veronica americana. Tree reproduction is common for Alnus oblongifolia, Platanus wrightii, and Populus fremontii.
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 represented by open to moderately closed canopies of Baccharis salicifolia and undergrowths that, although moderately diverse (27 species recorded for the type), are low in cover. Sites commonly have a weedy component represented by species such as Conyza canadensis, Polypogon monspeliensis, Rumex crispus, and Sphenopholis obtusata. Several native herbaceous wetland indicators can be present such as Eleocharis palustris, Juncus tenuis, Juncus xiphioides, Equisetum arvense, Mimulus guttatus, Ranunculus aquatilis, and Veronica americana. Tree reproduction is common for Alnus oblongifolia, Platanus wrightii, and Populus fremontii.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These are generally lowland communities that are known to occur from 1430 to 1460 m (4700-4800 feet) elevation. They are young successional stands that occur on low gravel riverbars in, or adjacent to, the active channel that have gradients ranging from 0.2 to 1.2%. They are probably flooded every year or two and remain well-watered throughout the growing season. Frequent flooding reduces vegetative cover and can remove tree seedlings. Soils are undeveloped gravelly and sandy riverwash.
Geographic Range: This association is found along the Lower Rio Grande (Animas and Palomas creeks) and the San Francisco River watershed in southwestern New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.738006
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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 | A0933 Mule-fat Wet Shrubland Alliance | A0933 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
| Association | CEGL005951 Mule-fat / Gravel Bar Wet Shrubland | CEGL005951 | 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: = Seepwillow/Gravel Bar 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.