Name:
Solidago altissima - Poa pratensis - Cornus foemina Ruderal Meadow & Shrubland Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This group encompasses shrub or herb meadows or old fields in the northern and central regions of the eastern United States and adjacent Canada dominated by native and exotic forbs, grasses, ferns and shrubs that occur on sites that have been cleared and plowed (for farming or development), and then abandoned. Characteristics herbs and shrubs include three variants. Dry variants are less well-described. The mesic open old-field meadow variant has characteristic forbs that include <i>Asclepias syriaca, Cerastium arvense, Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos, Daucus carota, Euthamia graminifolia, Fragaria virginiana, Oenothera biennis, Picris hieracioides, Potentilla simplex, Rudbeckia hirta, Solidago altissima, Solidago canadensis, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago rugosa, Solidago juncea, Symphyotrichum lateriflorum</i>, and <i>Symphyotrichum novae-angliae</i>. Common grasses include <i>Anthoxanthum odoratum, Bromus inermis, Dactylis glomerata, Elymus repens, Phleum pratense, Poa compressa</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Shrubs may be present, but collectively they have less than 25% cover. Characteristic shrubs include <i>Cornus amomum, Cornus racemosa, Cornus sericea, Juniperus virginiana, Lonicera</i> spp., <i>Rubus</i> spp., <i>Rhus typhina, Rhus glabra</i>, and <i>Viburnum recognitum</i>. The mesic old-field shrubland variant includes <i>Amelanchier</i> spp., <i>Cornus racemosa, Cornus sericea, Crataegus</i> spp., <i>Prunus americana, Prunus virginiana, Rhus glabra, Rhus typhina, Rubus</i> spp., <i>Viburnum lentago</i>, and <i>Viburnum recognitum</i>. The exotic shrubs <i>Elaeagnus angustifolia, Lonicera</i> spp., <i>Rhamnus cathartica</i>, and <i>Rosa multiflora</i> may be invasive in some areas. The dry old-field grassland and shrubland is found on sandy or rock substrates and includes <i>Andropogon virginicus, Poa compressa, Solidago nemoralis, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and an assortment of dry weedy species such as <i>Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39772-{98130C2D-372A-4AA0-B3FF-2CF6AC670A97}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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