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A3646 Salix interior Sand-Gravel Floodplain Shrubland Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance is made up of flood-battered scrub occurring on sand/or gravel substrate deposited by regular and high-intensity alluvial flooding, from the central Midwest east to Pennsylvania. Salix interior is characteristic, and Salix eriocephala may codominate.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sandbar Willow Sand-Gravel Floodplain Shrubland Alliance
Colloquial Name: Sandbar Willow Floodplain Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance is made up of flood-battered scrub occurring on sand or gravel substrate deposited by regular and high-intensity alluvial flooding. Salix interior or Salix caroliniana is characteristic, and Salix eriocephala may codominate. The vegetation is highly variable in physiognomy and species composition due to the dynamic nature of flooding. This alliance has a broad geographic range, from the central Midwest ranging as far east as Pennsylvania.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Salix interior shrubland of sand or gravel alluvial deposits.
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: The structure is variable, but dominated by tall (2-5 m) broad-leaved deciduous shrubs that are typically many-branched, with open to continuous canopy cover. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to moderate cover including a variety of pioneering species.
Floristics: Salix interior or Salix caroliniana are characteristic, and Salix eriocephala may codominate. The vegetation is highly variable in physiognomy and species composition due to the dynamic nature of flooding.
Dynamics: This alliance represents an early-seral primary successional stage on newly deposited sediments that may persist under a regime of repeated fluvial disturbance. Salix exigua and Salix caroliniana are highly adapted to most forms of disturbance.
Environmental Description: This alliance is made up of flood-battered scrub occurring on sand or gravel substrate deposited by regular and high-intensity alluvial flooding.
Geographic Range: This alliance has a broad geographic range, from the central Midwest ranging as far east as Pennsylvania.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, MB, MN, MO?, ND, NE, OH, OK, ON, PA, SD, TN, TX, WI?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.3 Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Macrogroup | M880 | 2.C.4.Nd.3 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a Eastern North American Riverine Wetland Vegetation Group | G755 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Alliance | A3646 Sandbar Willow Sand-Gravel Floodplain Shrubland Alliance | A3646 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Association | CEGL005078 Sandbar Willow - Missouri River Willow Sandbar Wet Shrubland | CEGL005078 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Association | CEGL008562 Sandbar Willow Wet Shrubland | CEGL008562 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
Concept Lineage: A.947 previously spanned from the western U.S. (characterized by Salix exigua) to the eastern US. A.947, in part
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Salix exigua shrubland alliance (Hoagland 2000)
? Salix spp. Series (Johnston 1987)
? Plains and Great Basin Riparian Wetlands (Brown 1982a)
? R4B3cI2a. Salix exigua (Foti et al. 1994)
? Salix spp. Series (Johnston 1987)
? Plains and Great Basin Riparian Wetlands (Brown 1982a)
? R4B3cI2a. Salix exigua (Foti et al. 1994)
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