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CEGL002804 Populus angustifolia / Quercus gambelii Riparian Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Narrowleaf Cottonwood / Gambel Oak Riparian Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is only known from Curecanti National Recreation Area in western Colorado. The single sampled stand occurs at the bottom of McIntyre Gulch. The site is gently sloped (8%) with an eastern aspect and occurs at 2314 m elevation. Soil is a moderately well-drained silty clay loam. There is high cover of litter and low cover of bare soil on the ground surface. The vegetation is characterized by a moderately closed tree canopy (about 50% cover), dominated by Populus angustifolia trees 20-35 m tall and a moderately dense tall-shrub layer (2-5 m tall), with over 10% cover of Quercus gambelii. Other tall shrubs present may include Amelanchier alnifolia, Rhus trilobata, and Lonicera involucrata. Short shrubs are diverse, provide moderate cover, and include Rosa woodsii, Juniperus communis, Juniperus scopulorum, Mahonia repens, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. Seedling Quercus gambelii are also present and provide sparse cover. The herbaceous layer is moderately diverse and provides low cover.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has only been sampled from one location in Curecanti National Recreation Area in western Colorado. More survey and classification work are needed to change the provisional status of this association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is characterized by a moderately closed tree canopy (about 50% cover), dominated by Populus angustifolia trees 20-35 m tall and a moderately dense tall-shrub layer (2-5 m tall), with over 10% cover of Quercus gambelii. Other tall shrubs present may include Amelanchier alnifolia, Rhus trilobata, and Lonicera involucrata. Short shrubs are diverse, provide moderate cover, and include Rosa woodsii, Juniperus communis, Juniperus scopulorum, Mahonia repens, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. Seedling Quercus gambelii are also present and provide sparse cover. The herbaceous layer is moderately diverse and provides low cover.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The single sampled stand occurs at the bottom of McIntyre Gulch. The site is gently sloped (8%) with an eastern aspect and occurs at 2314 m elevation. Soil is a moderately well-drained silty clay loam. There is high cover of litter and low cover of bare soil on the ground surface.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from Curecanti National Recreation Area in western Colorado. More sampling is needed in the southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau to determine the full extent of this type.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.785197
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.Nc Rocky Mountain-Great Basin Montane Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D195 | 1.B.3.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nc.1 Engelmann Spruce - Narrowleaf Cottonwood / Red-osier Dogwood Riparian & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M034 | 1.B.3.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a Engelmann Spruce - Blue Spruce - Narrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian & Swamp Forest Group | G506 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
| Alliance | A3759 Narrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian Forest Alliance | A3759 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002804 Narrowleaf Cottonwood / Gambel Oak Riparian Woodland | CEGL002804 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus angustifolia / Quercus gambelii Woodland (Tendick et al. 2010)
- Coles, J., A. Tendick, J. Von Loh, G. Bradshaw, G. Manis, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2010. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2010/361. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Tendick, A., J. Coles, P. Williams, G. Bradshaw, G. Manis, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2010. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Curecanti National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2010/408. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 797 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.