Sandy Bottom 3-6" p.z. Wet
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Description
In the reference plant community there are a variety of rushes and sedges mixed with hydrophytic forbs and shrubs along the water edge and forming a narrow corridor of riparian vegetation within the normal bank-full channel. Catclaw, mesquite, willow and cottonwood would signal the transition to the upper terraces of the channel and the sandy bottom ecological site.
Description
This plant community is dominated by a mixture of annual grasses and shrubs, with a variety of forbs and a scattering of trees. Seepwillow and desert broom dominate the shrub component while desert willow, mesquite , and cotonwood provide some canopy. Grasses found in the plant community are mainly annuals and are introduced species such as red brome, bermudagrass, and rabbitsfoot grass. Much of the forb component is hydrophytic - cattail, cheeseweed, and watercress.
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