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CEGL005220 Cornus drummondii - Amorpha fruticosa - Cornus sericea Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Roughleaf Dogwood - False Indigobush - Red-osier Dogwood Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Dogwood Floodplain Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dogwood shrubland community is found along rivers and streams in the central Great Plains of the United States. It 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. Vegetation consists of patches of moderate to locally dense of cold-deciduous shrubs 2-3 m tall. Amorpha fruticosa and Cornus drummondii dominate the stands, with scattered patches of Cornus sericea, Salix exigua and Populus deltoides saplings. Herbaceous understory varies in response to flooding. Sedges, such as Carex cristatella, Carex emoryi, and Carex pellita, are found with mesophytic grasses, such as Panicum virgatum and Andropogon gerardii. In more xeric habitats, weedy annual forbs, such as Ambrosia artemisiifolia, may be abundant, whereas wetter sites are dominated by forbs typical of marshes, e.g. Impatiens capensis, Mentha arvensis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Type concept is taken from Nebraska state type - Dogwood Floodplain Shrubland (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003). This community is similar in some respects to dogwood thickets associated with upland woodlands but differs in the presence of Amorpha fruticosa. Some sites surveyed along the Middle Loup River in Nebraska are far wetter than those described by Currier (1982) and may represent a separate subtype (but see also the willow wetland zone of the ~Salix exigua Riparian Wet Shrubland (CEGL001197)$$).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation consists of patches of moderate to locally dense cold-deciduous shrubs 2-3 m tall. Amorpha fruticosa and Cornus drummondii dominate the stands, with scattered patches of Cornus sericea, Salix exigua and Populus deltoides saplings. Herbaceous understory varies in response to flooding. Sedges, such as Carex cristatella, Carex emoryi, and Carex pellita (= Carex lanuginosa), are found with mesophytic grasses, such as Panicum virgatum and Andropogon gerardii. In more xeric habitats, weedy annual forbs, such as Ambrosia artemisiifolia, may be abundant, whereas wetter sites are dominated by forbs typical of marshes, e.g., Impatiens capensis, Mentha arvensis (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community type is currently known from eastern Nebraska where it 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 (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003).
Geographic Range: This community is found along rivers and streams in the central Great Plains, particularly Nebraska.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NE
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.5 Prairie Cordgrass - Cattail species - Bulrush species Great Plains Marsh, Wet Meadow, Shrubland & Playa Macrogroup | M071 | 2.C.4.Nd.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.5.c Dogwood species - Chokecherry / Western Wheatgrass Great Plains Riparian Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group | G337 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.c |
| Alliance | A3588 Roughleaf Dogwood - False Indigobush Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3588 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.c |
| Association | CEGL005220 Roughleaf Dogwood - False Indigobush - Red-osier Dogwood Wet Shrubland | CEGL005220 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Amorpha/Cornus community (Currier 1982)
= Cornus drummondii - Amorpha fruticosa - Cornus sericea Shrubland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
< Cornus/Amorpha community (Currier 1982)
= Dogwood Floodplain Shrubland (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003)
= Cornus drummondii - Amorpha fruticosa - Cornus sericea Shrubland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
< Cornus/Amorpha community (Currier 1982)
= Dogwood Floodplain Shrubland (Steinauer and Rolfsmeier 2003)
- Currier, P. J. 1982. The floodplain vegetation of the Platte River: Phytosociology, forest development, and seedling establishment. Ph.D. dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames. 317 pp.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Rolfsmeier, S. B., and G. Steinauer. 2010. Terrestrial ecological systems and natural communities of Nebraska (Version IV - March 9, 2010). Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Lincoln, NE. 228 pp.
- Steinauer, G., and S. Rolfsmeier. 2003. Terrestrial natural communities of Nebraska. (Version III - June 30, 2003). Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln. 163 pp.