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Cornus drummondii - Amorpha fruticosa Wet Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cornus drummondii - Amorpha fruticosa Wet Shrubland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This dogwood shrubland community is found along rivers and streams in the central Great Plains of the United States. Vegetation consists of patches of moderate to locally dense cold-deciduous shrubs 2-3 m tall. <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i> and <i>Cornus drummondii</i> dominate the stands, with scattered patches of <i>Cornus sericea, Salix exigua</i>, and <i>Populus deltoides</i> saplings. The herbaceous understory varies in response to flooding. Sedges, such as <i>Carex cristatella, Carex emoryi</i>, and <i>Carex pellita</i>, are found with mesophytic grasses, such as <i>Panicum virgatum</i> and <i>Andropogon gerardii</i>. <i>Poa pratensis</i> can be common, as well. In more xeric habitats, weedy annual forbs, such as <i>Ambrosia artemisiifolia</i>, may be abundant, whereas wetter sites are dominated by forbs typical of marshes, e.g., <i>Impatiens capensis, Mentha arvensis</i>. This alliance is found along high banks, raised islands, and terraces above the stream channel, which experience periodic flooding in late winter or spring. Soils are moderately well-drained and formed in alluvium. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38808-{51787E9F-A5C0-452A-B678-9A0193EF6FFA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899646 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3588
  Translated: Roughleaf Dogwood - False Indigobush Wet Shrubland Alliance
  Common: Dogwood - Tall Indigobush Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Cornus drummondii - Amorpha fruticosa Wet Shrubland Alliance