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Alnus serrulata Southeastern Seasonally Flooded Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Alnus serrulata Southeastern Seasonally Flooded Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This smooth alder swamp is found in the upper southeastern United States, most probably from Kentucky south to central Alabama and Georgia, and west to Mississippi. These shrublands are found on muck overlying mineral soils, at the edges of forested swamps, or in other related seasonally flooded situations, including depressions in floodplains and the backwaters of lakes and beaver ponds. Hydrologic alteration of systems (e.g., creation of impoundments by the agency of humans and/or beaver) may expand habitat for this association. The vegetation is dominated by tall shrubs, and is characterized by some combination of Alnus serrulata, Viburnum spp., Cornus spp., and Salix spp. In addition, saplings of Acer rubrum are typical. Other shrubs present may include Cephalanthus occidentalis, Decodon verticillatus, and Ilex verticillata. Herbaceous associates include Osmunda regalis, Thelypteris palustris, Galium spp., Typha latifolia, Peltandra virginica, and Carex spp. Tree species such as Acer rubrum and Juglans nigra may exist on the fringes of such an association, occasionally overshadowing parts of the association. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.17774.ALNUSSERRULATAS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Feb-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Smooth Alder Southeastern Seasonally Flooded Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683363 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008474
  Scientific: Alnus serrulata Southeastern Seasonally Flooded Shrubland
  Common: Southeastern Smooth Alder Swamp
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Alnus serrulata Southeastern Seasonally Flooded Shrubland