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CEGL005991 Platanus wrightii / Bouteloua curtipendula Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arizona Sycamore / Sideoats Grama Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This riparian woodland association is known from southwestern New Mexico, but it likely occurs in southeastern Arizona. Provisional data indicate that it is found in scattered stands on terraces along perennial and intermittent streams at elevations from 1300 to 1600 m (4300-5300 feet). Platanus wrightii forms open to closed canopies with occasional Juglans major or Celtis laevigata var. reticulata. The understory is characterized by abundant Bouteloua curtipendula and an assortment of other grasses such as Elymus elymoides and Setaria grisebachii. Shrubs can also be well-represented but are variable and include Ericameria laricifolia, Vitis arizonica, and Brickellia californica.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is known only from southwestern New Mexico but may occur farther west in southern Arizona and potentially in northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: AZ?, NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.738779
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | A3801 Arizona Sycamore Riparian Forest Alliance | A3801 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005991 Arizona Sycamore / Sideoats Grama Riparian Forest | CEGL005991 | 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: = Platanus wrightii / Bouteloua curtipendula Forest (Durkin et al. 1995b)
= Platanus wrightii / Bouteloua curtipendula PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
= Platanus wrightii / Bouteloua curtipendula PA (Muldavin et al. 1998a)
- Durkin, P., E. Muldavin, M. Bradley, S. E. Carr, A. Metcalf, R. A. Smartt, S. P. Platania, C. Black, and P. Mehlhop. 1995b. The biodiversity of the Ladder Ranch. Unpublished final report prepared by The Nature Conservancy, New Mexico Field Office, Santa Fe, NM, and the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Department of Biology, Albuquerque, NM.
- Muldavin, E., V. Archer, and P. Neville. 1998a. A vegetation map of the Borderlands Ecosystem Management Area. Final report submitted to USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Experiment Station, Flagstaff, AZ, by the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 58 pp.
- 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.