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A.951 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.951
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: ~Betula nigra$ thickets on sandy, gravelly or cobbly deposits, often forming on river islands where vegetation is frequently battered by floodwaters and thereby maintained in a shrubby condition. Associates include ~Prunus$ spp. and ~Salix$ spp., as well as stunted individuals of ~Platanus occidentalis$. This alliance occurs in the Allegheny Plateau, Central Appalachians, and Hudson Valley. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2578.A951
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:   Scientific: BETULA NIGRA TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.951
  Common: River Birch Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Betula nigra Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance