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A.949 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.949
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance, found near the northern part of the tallgrass prairie-forest border, is a wet shrubland in a prairie matrix. Clumps of low shrubs less than 1.5 m tall and tall and medium-height graminoids comprise the vegetation. ~Salix discolor$ and ~Salix petiolaris$ are the most abundant shrubs. ~Betula pumila, Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)$, and ~Spiraea alba$ are also common. Thickets of small ~Populus tremuloides$ or ~Populus balsamifera$ are found in some stands. Typical graminoids include ~Elymus trachycaulus, Andropogon gerardii, Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa), Carex sartwellii, Carex tetanica, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Panicum virgatum, Poa palustris$, and ~Spartina pectinata$. Forbs are moderately abundant and include species such as ~Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (= Aster lanceolatus), Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (= Aster novae-angliae), Senecio$ spp., and ~Solidago$ spp. ^This alliance occurs on flat to gently sloping sites. Soils are poorly drained to very poorly drained and range from loamy sand to clay loam. Most sites have calcareous soils. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2575.A949
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: III.B.2.N.d
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Code: A.949
  Scientific: SALIX PETIOLARIS - SALIX SPP. TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Common: Meadow Willow - Willow species Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix petiolaris - Salix spp. Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance