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CEGL006629 Salix nigra - (Populus deltoides) Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Willow - (Eastern Cottonwood) Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Eastern Black Willow Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Stands occur on the banks of small to large low-gradient rivers where they are a component of point bar succession. The vegetation is a closed-canopy forest dominated by Salix nigra. Associates include Platanus occidentalis and Populus deltoides. Surface water is present for brief periods during the growing season, but the water table usually lies well below soil surface.
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: The vegetation is a closed-canopy floodplain forest dominated by Salix nigra. Populus deltoides is a primary canopy associate.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on the banks of small to large low-gradient rivers where they are a component of point bar succession.
Geographic Range: The black willow forest type is found widely, but sporadically across the northeastern United States, ranging from DE north to Massachusetts.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, DE
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.889211
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.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.1 Silver Maple - American Sycamore - Hackberry species Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M029 | 1.B.3.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.1.b <i>Acer saccharinum - Platanus occidentalis - Liquidambar styraciflua</i> Floodplain Forest Group | G673 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A4473 <i>Acer saccharinum - Populus deltoides</i> East-Central Floodplain Forest Alliance | A4473 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL006629 Black Willow - (Eastern Cottonwood) Floodplain Forest | CEGL006629 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.