Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Gleditsia triacanthos - Ulmus (alata, rubra) Ruderal Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
  click to update datacart
Name: Gleditsia triacanthos - Ulmus (alata, rubra) Ruderal Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association covers successional Appalachian and interior woodlands typically dominated by <i>Gleditsia triacanthos</i> and <i>Ulmus</i> spp., along with a variety of hardwoods and gymnosperms. These successional woodlands typically have a total canopy cover between 25 and 50%. The canopy species vary greatly, but <i>Gleditsia triacanthos</i> is present in variable amounts in every occurrence, and one of the <i>Ulmus</i> species is usually present. Other species that may occur in this woodland are <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Pinus virginiana, Celtis occidentalis, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, Juglans nigra, Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Carya</i> spp. Common shrubs are <i>Rhus copallinum</i> and <i>Rubus</i> spp. This successional type results from heavy grazing or other severe disturbance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36093.CEGL003686
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 Honey-locust - Elm Woodland
  Translated: Honey-locust - (Winged Elm, Slippery Elm) Ruderal Woodland
  Scientific: Gleditsia triacanthos - Ulmus (alata, rubra) Ruderal Woodland
  Code: CEGL003686
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685904 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo