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Cornus sericea - Salix spp. Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Cornus sericea - Salix spp. Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This alliance, which is widespread in the midwestern United States and south-central Canada, is a wet shrub swamp with organic or mineral soils. Stands are dominated by deciduous shrubs 1-2 m tall with a moderate to nearly continuous shrub canopy. Dominant shrubs are Cornus sericea, Salix bebbiana, Salix discolor, and Salix exigua. Vaccinium corymbosum is codominant in some stands. Other common shrubs include Alnus incana, Alnus serrulata, Cornus racemosa, Cornus amomum, Sambucus canadensis, and Spiraea alba. Herbaceous and woody vines may be abundant. Typical ground layer species include Asclepias incarnata, Calamagrostis spp., Carex spp., Clematis virginiana, Parthenocissus vitacea, Toxicodendron radicans, and Typha latifolia. Scattered trees, such as Acer spp., Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Ulmus americana can occasionally be found in this alliance. This alliance is usually found on organic soils, either consolidated peats or mucks. Some stands are on mineral substrates. These sites are usually flooded for part of the growing season and remain wet for most of the year, except in drought years. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20713.CORNUSSERICEASA
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 - Salix spp. Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Red-osier Dogwood - Willow species Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124742 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.989