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Alnus serrulata - Physocarpus opulifolius Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Alnus serrulata - Physocarpus opulifolius Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community is a floodplain alder thicket of the Central Appalachians, High Alleghenies and Western Allegheny Plateau regions. In the Central Appalachians, these are shrub thickets dominated by <i>Alnus serrulata</i> along rivers and streams on rocky shoals and gravel bars. This shrub thicket of the Western Allegheny Plateau occurs on circumneutral to somewhat calcareous substrates. Soils are generally mineral with a thin organic layer. The vegetation typically occurs in a variety of environmental settings, including upland edge of marshes, adjacent to red maple wetlands, small upland depressions, and at the base of slopes. The canopy is characterized by <i>Alnus serrulata</i> and <i>Physocarpus opulifolius</i>, the latter generally contributing less cover in relation to <i>Alnus</i>. Woody associates include <i>Salix</i> spp., <i>Sambucus canadensis, Cornus amomum, Rhododendron viscosum, Decodon verticillatus, Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>, or <i>Ilex verticillata</i>. Herbaceous species may include <i>Osmunda regalis, Thelypteris palustris, Typha latifolia, Peltandra virginica</i>, or <i>Carex stricta</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31431.CEGL006251
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689144 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Allegheny Floodplain Alder Thicket
  Translated: Hazel Alder - Common Ninebark Shrubland
  Code: CEGL006251
  Scientific: Alnus serrulata - Physocarpus opulifolius Shrubland