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A3258 Baccharis salicina Southern Great Plains Wash Scrub Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance is very lush cover of Baccharis salicina along dry washes and intermittent stream channels in the southern Great Plains of northern Texas, southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Willow Baccharis Southern Great Plains Wash Scrub Alliance
Colloquial Name: Southern Great Plains Willow Baccharis Wash Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance covers shrublands dominated by Baccharis salicina along dry washes and intermittent stream channels of the southern Great Plains. Other shrubs often present include Salix spp., Tamarix spp., and a few emergent trees of Populus deltoides. Soils are sand and can be saline.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Dominance by Baccharis salicina.
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: Baccharis salicina is the dominant shrub and can form nearly pure stands in some situations. Salix spp., Tamarix spp., and Populus spp. are common associates in the shrub and tree strata. Herbaceous cover is usually sparse due to the heavy shading from shrubs. Typical herbaceous species include Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Panicum virgatum, and Phragmites australis.
Dynamics: This vegetation is tolerant of flooding and scouring.
Environmental Description: This alliance has been found on floodplains in the southwestern Great Plains. It occurs on alluvial soils usually on the first terrace above the stream channel.
Geographic Range: This alliance is found in the southern Great Plains of northern Texas, southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, NM, TX, UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899382
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.A Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Woodland, Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S06 | 3.A |
| Formation | 3.A.2 Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F015 | 3.A.2 |
| Division | 3.A.2.Na North American Warm Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D039 | 3.A.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 3.A.2.Na.7 North American Warm-Desert Xeric-Riparian Scrub Macrogroup | M092 | 3.A.2.Na.7 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.7.a Desert-willow - Apache Plume - Desert Almond Desert Wash & Colluvial Slope Group | G541 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
| Alliance | A3258 Willow Baccharis Southern Great Plains Wash Scrub Alliance | A3258 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
| Association | CEGL005007 Willow Baccharis Shrubland | CEGL005007 | 3.A.2.Na.7.a |
Concept Lineage: A.3567
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.