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Acer negundo Ruderal Floodplain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer negundo Ruderal Floodplain Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This semi-open to closed-canopy ruderal forest is found on disturbed sites in floodplains in the southern, eastern, and midwestern United States. Stands occur on large rivers in the active floodplain and on sandbars, and may form farther from the riverfront following disturbance. Occurrences are mostly on higher floodplain terraces with less rocky soils which were used for agriculture or habitation. They are typically temporarily flooded in the spring. These ruderal forests are dominated by <i>Acer negundo</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Platanus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata, Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Robinia pseudoacacia, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer saccharinum, Ulmus alata, Ulmus rubra, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans nigra, Carpinus caroliniana, Morus rubra</i>, and <i>Populus deltoides</i>. The shrub and herb layers range from sparse to relatively lush, and the vine component often is heavy. The herb layer consists of a mixture of weedy exotics and native floodplain species, including <i>Rhamnus cathartica</i> and various invasive <i>Lonicera </i>species. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33801-{E5562775-C94B-4ADE-9C8F-3CAA0C96EBC4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 27
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 28-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686021 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005033
  Translated: Box-elder Ruderal Floodplain Forest
  Common: Ruderal Box-elder Floodplain Forest
  Scientific: Acer negundo Ruderal Floodplain Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Acer negundo Ruderal Floodplain Forest
(similar) Acer negundo Forest
(similar) CEGL005033