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CEGL005239 Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana - (Juglans nigra, Celtis occidentalis) Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Green Ash - American Elm - (Black Walnut, Common Hackberry) Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Green Ash - Elm - Walnut - Hackberry Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This semi-natural ash - elm community is found in the central midwestern United States. Stands occur in mesic, sometimes bottomland, disturbed draws or in upland, disturbed sites. Tree canopy cover varies from immature and open to mature, closed forest. Tree dominants include Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Ulmus americana (the latter often not reaching maturity because of Dutch elm disease). Typical associates include Juglans nigra and Celtis occidentalis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type was identified from the Iowa Gap Mapping project and range-wide review needs to be conducted.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is dominated by deciduous trees. Tree canopy cover varies from immature and open to mature, closed forest. Tree dominants include Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Ulmus americana (the latter often not reaching maturity because of Dutch Elm Disease). Typical associates include Juglans nigra and Celtis occidentalis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur in mesic, sometimes bottomland, disturbed draws or in upland, disturbed sites.
Geographic Range: This semi-natural ash - elm community is found in the central upper midwestern United States.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: IA, ON
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683740
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.90 Black Locust - Tuliptree - Norway Maple Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M013 | 1.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.90.a Eastern Red-cedar - Tuliptree / Tatarian Honeysuckle Ruderal Forest Group | G030 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A3228 Tuliptree - Black Walnut - Black Locust Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3228 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL005239 Green Ash - American Elm - (Black Walnut, Common Hackberry) Ruderal Forest | CEGL005239 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
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