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Betula nigra - Salix interior Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Betula nigra - Salix interior Shrubland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This early-successional shrub community of riverbank floodplain and river gravel bars and islands occurs in the High Allegheny Plateau, Central Appalachians, and Lower New England. It is subject to periodic flooding and ice-scour and occurs on sand, gravel or cobble deposits. It is dominated by stunted trees (less than 5 m tall) and can include Acer saccharinum, Platanus occidentalis, Betula nigra, Acer negundo, Prunus spp., and Ulmus americana. Betula nigra is characteristic and often dominant. Associates include Cornus amomum, Salix nigra, Salix interior, Salix caroliniana, Salix exigua, Salix sericea, Alnus serrulata, and sometimes Physocarpus opulifolius. Characteristic herbs include Polygonum virginianum, Arisaema dracontium, and Justicia americana . Exotics such as Polygonum cuspidatum are a frequent problem.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24146.BETULANIGRASALI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Betula nigra Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: River Birch - (Sandbar Willow, Carolina Willow) Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687668 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003896   Scientific: Betula nigra - Salix (interior, caroliniana) Shrubland   Common: Birch - Willow Riverbank Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Platanus occidentalis - Betula nigra - Salix (caroliniana, nigra) Woodland