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Rubus (argutus, trivialis) - Smilax (glauca, rotundifolia) Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Rubus (argutus, trivialis) - Smilax (glauca, rotundifolia) Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Stands of this successional community develop following disturbance (complete forest canopy removal). These stands are dominated by blackberries/dewberries (<i>Rubus argutus, Rubus trivialis</i>) and by greenbrier species (<i>Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia</i>). Many examples include a great variety of tree saplings and other woody species (<i>Quercus</i> spp., <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Diospyros virginiana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Rhus copallinum</i>), herbs (<i>Solidago</i> spp., Asteraceae spp., <i>Helianthus</i> spp., <i>Hypericum</i> spp., <i>Potentilla simplex</i>), and grasses (<i>Andropogon</i> spp., <i>Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Panicum</i> spp., <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Lolium</i> spp., and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>). Communities that are surrounded by relatively intact ecosystems will tend to have more native species. In the Southern Blue Ridge, at intermediate elevations, <i>Rubus allegheniensis</i> may be a component. Those surrounded by old fields or fragmented by development tend to have <i>Lonicera japonica</i> and/or <i>Rosa multiflora</i> as a codominant vine overtopping much of the blackberry and greenbrier. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35441.CEGL004732
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:   Common: Successional Blackberry - Greenbrier Shrubland Thicket
  Translated: (Sawtooth Blackberry, Southern Dewberry) - (Cat Greenbrier, Roundleaf Greenbrier) Shrubland
  Scientific: Rubus (argutus, trivialis) - Smilax (glauca, rotundifolia) Shrubland
  Code: CEGL004732
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689424 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo