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Cornus amomum - Salix candida - Aronia melanocarpa Tall Shrub Fen Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cornus amomum - Salix candida - Aronia melanocarpa Tall Shrub Fen Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This shrub fen alliance occurs in the Allegheny Plateau region. The vegetation is dense and dominated by taller shrubs, although herbaceous species are also abundant. Dominant shrubs are <i>Alnus incana, Cornus</i> spp. (e.g., <i>Cornus amomum, Cornus obliqua</i>, and <i>Cornus sericea), Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda, Aronia melanocarpa, Rhamnus lanceolata, Salix discolor</i>, and <i>Viburnum lentago</i>. Common herbaceous species include <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Cypripedium reginae, Filipendula rubra, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Solidago patula</i>, and <i>Thelypteris palustris</i>. This alliance occurs where calcareous groundwater seeps to the surface, often at the base of gravelly moraines or other glacial features. These sites are gently to moderately sloping. The minerals that are in the groundwater often form areas of marl. Peat forms in some stands. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38147-{CEE10E8C-8DC8-42B5-A927-9AC163F2A552}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899058 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A1016
  Translated: Silky Dogwood - Sageleaf Willow - Black Chokeberry Tall Shrub Fen Alliance
  Common: Lower New England Calcareous Tall Shrub Fen
  Scientific: Cornus amomum - Salix candida - Aronia melanocarpa Tall Shrub Fen Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) A.1016
(similar) Cornus sericea - Photinia melanocarpa - Toxicodendron vernix Saturated Shrubland Alliance