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CEGL004003 Populus fremontii / Sporobolus airoides Riparian Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Fremont Cottonwood / Alkali Sacaton Riparian Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This apparently rare association is known from a single occurrence in Canyonlands National Park. Additional information about its distribution and composition will be added following further inventory. It occurs on flat stream terraces at 1382 m elevation. The soil is rapidly drained loamy sand derived from alluvium. This occurrence is characterized by an open canopy of Populus fremontii. Scattered shrubs have less than 10% cover and include Mahonia fremontii, Atriplex canescens, Artemisia filifolia, Gutierrezia sarothrae, and Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea. Sporobolus airoides is the herbaceous dominant. Other herbaceous species found in the sampled plot include Phragmites australis, Distichlis spicata, Achnatherum hymenoides, Vulpia octoflora, Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Lepidium montanum, and Oxytenia acerosa.
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: Vegetation is characterized by an open canopy of Populus fremontii. Scattered shrubs have less than 10% cover and include Mahonia fremontii, Atriplex canescens, Artemisia filifolia, Gutierrezia sarothrae, and Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (= Opuntia erinacea). Sporobolus airoides is the herbaceous dominant. Other herbaceous species found in the sampled plot include Phragmites australis, Distichlis spicata, Achnatherum hymenoides, Vulpia octoflora (= Festuca octoflora), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Lepidium montanum, and Oxytenia acerosa (= Iva acerosa).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This apparently rare association is known from a single occurrence in Canyonlands National Park. Additional information about its distribution and composition will be added following further inventory. It occurs on flat stream terraces at 1382 m elevation. The soil is rapidly drained loamy sand derived from alluvium.
Geographic Range: This association is documented only from Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.794358
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.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 | A0644 Fremont Cottonwood Great Basin Riparian Forest Alliance | A0644 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL004003 Fremont Cottonwood / Alkali Sacaton Riparian Woodland | CEGL004003 | 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: = Populus fremontii / Sporobolus airoides Woodland (Tendick et al. 2012)
- Tendick, A., J. Coles, K. Decker, M. Hall, J. Von Loh, T. Belote, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2012. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Canyonlands National Park. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2012/577. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.