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Robinia pseudoacacia Ruderal Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Robinia pseudoacacia Ruderal Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This black locust ruderal forest is found locally throughout the eastern United States. Stands often establish on old fields abandoned after agricultural cropping or pasturing or around old homesites. In some areas it occurs on post-agricultural floodplain terraces. This vegetation has also become established following the planting of <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> to stabilize and enrich nutrient-poor soils that are subject to erosion. The vegetation is dominated by <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i>. Associated woody species vary from site to site and include <i>Prunus serotina, Juniperus virginiana, Ulmus americana, Ulmus rubra, Carya ovata, Celtis occidentalis, Juglans nigra, Quercus rubra, Ulmus rubra</i>, and in some areas <i>Acer platanoides</i> or <i>Ailanthus altissima</i>. Understory vegetation is highly variable depending on site history and often includes <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>; <i>Lindera benzoin</i> is sometimes present. The invasive non-native <i>Rosa multiflora</i> may be present as a shrub, along with the non-native bramble <i>Rubus phoenicolasius</i>. Non-native species such as <i>Alliaria petiolata, Chelidonium majus, Glechoma hederacea</i>, and <i>Convallaria majalis</i> can characterize the herb layer, which may also have a native component. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35533-{72F3410B-D818-487C-B89F-64DE02D84DD0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 20
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 29-Jan-2008 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684159 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007279
  Translated: Black Locust Ruderal Forest
  Common: Ruderal Black Locust Forest
  Scientific: Robinia pseudoacacia Ruderal Forest
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(similar) CEGL007279
(similar) Robinia pseudoacacia Ruderal Forest