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Populus tremuloides / Rhamnus cathartica Ruderal Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides / Rhamnus cathartica Ruderal Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is currently only described from Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnesota. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This community has a moderately open to closed canopy which is usually 5-15 m tall. <i>Populus tremuloides</i>, or rarely <i>Betula papyrifera</i>, is the dominant species. Other common canopy species are <i>Quercus ellipsoidalis, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Populus deltoides</i>. The subcanopy is sparse and often difficult to distinguish from the canopy and tall-shrub strata. The most common species in it are <i>Betula papyrifera, Prunus serotina</i>, and <i>Rhamnus cathartica</i>. The tall-shrub stratum is moderately open to moderately closed but the short-shrub stratum is closed to dense. <i>Rhamnus cathartica</i> is the most consistently abundant shrub with lesser amounts of <i>Ribes missouriense, Prunus serotina, Parthenocissus vitacea, Vitis riparia, Zanthoxylum americanum</i>, and exotic <i>Lonicera</i> spp. (<i>Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowii</i>, and <i>Lonicera x bella</i>), among others. The herbaceous stratum is not as dense as the shrubs but is also characterized by generalist or weedy species. <i>Amphicarpaea bracteata, Galium triflorum, Circaea lutetiana, Carex pensylvanica, Actaea rubra, Ageratina altissima</i>, and <i>Desmodium glutinosum</i> are typical. This community is composed largely of invasive or generalist species and can occur on a variety of upland habitats. The unvegetated cover on the ground is about 2:1 litter to bare ground. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34213-{26C4CEB3-AA27-430C-8372-B107EAECBA84}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 20-Aug-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.903075 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005454
  Translated: Quaking Aspen / Common Buckthorn Ruderal Forest
  Common: Ruderal Quaking Aspen Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides / Rhamnus cathartica Ruderal Forest
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(similar) Populus tremuloides / Rhamnus cathartica Ruderal Forest