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A.994 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.994
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance is found primarily in the northeastern and upper southeastern United States. ~Alnus serrulata$ is dominant or characteristic in most examples of these shrub swamps. Typical shrub associates include ~Salix$ spp., ~Myrica gale$, or ~Rosa palustris$. Saplings of ~Acer rubrum$ may be present. Typical herbaceous associates include ~Decodon verticillatus, Osmunda regalis, Thelypteris palustris, Galium$ spp., ~Typha latifolia, Peltandra virginica, Rhododendron viscosum$, and ~Carex stricta$. ^Habitats of this alliance generally contain muck overlying mineral soils. Peat deposits are not typical. These shrub swamps occur in numerous settings, such as upland marsh borders, at the edges of red maple swamps, or in acid colluvium at bases of slopes. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2621.A994
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: ALNUS SERRULATA SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.994
  Common: Smooth Alder Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Alnus serrulata Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance