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A.1493 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1493
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance is found on dune systems in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The canopy is very open, ranging from 5-25%, with little subcanopy or shrub layer. ~Populus deltoides$ is the dominant species, though ~Tilia americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica$, and other species may be present. The ground layer is dominated by exposed sand, with a scattered herbaceous layer. Typical associates include ~Schizachyrium scoparium, Ammophila breviligulata, Sporobolus cryptandrus$, and ~Poa compressa$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1265.A1493
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: II.B.2.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: POPULUS DELTOIDES WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1493
  Common: Eastern Cottonwood Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Populus deltoides Woodland Alliance