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A.989 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.989
Reference: EcoArt 2002
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.2615.A989
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.e
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: CORNUS SERICEA - SALIX SPP. SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.989
  Common: Red-osier Dogwood - Willow species Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Cornus sericea - Salix spp. Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance