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Cornus sericea - Photinia melanocarpa - Toxicodendron vernix Saturated Shrubland Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Cornus sericea - Photinia melanocarpa - Toxicodendron vernix Saturated Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This shrub fen alliance occurs between the Ohio River and the southern Great Lakes. The vegetation is dense and dominated by shrubs, although herbaceous species are also abundant. Dominant shrubs are Alnus incana, Photinia melanocarpa (= Aronia melanocarpa), Cornus spp. (e.g., Cornus amomum, Cornus obliqua, and Cornus sericea), Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Rhamnus lanceolata, Salix discolor, and Viburnum lentago. Common herbaceous species include Carex spp., Cypripedium reginae, Filipendula rubra, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus tabernaemontani), Solidago patula, and Thelypteris palustris. Stands that are more prairie-like also contain Andropogon gerardii, Silphium terebinthinaceum, and Sorghastrum nutans. Peat forms in some stands. Stands of this alliance occur where calcareous groundwater seeps to the surface, often at the base of gravelly moraines or other glacial features. These sites are gently to moderately sloping. The minerals that are in the groundwater often form areas of marl. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19781.CORNUSSERICEAPH
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Cornus sericea - Photinia melanocarpa - Toxicodendron vernix Saturated Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Red-osier Dogwood - Black Chokeberry - Poison-sumac Saturated Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125332 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1016