Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Roughleaf Dogwood - (Cherry species, Sumac species) Ruderal Shrubland

Colloquial Name: Ruderal Rough Dogwood - Cherry - Sumac Shrubland

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This community is found in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and possibly other adjacent states. It occupies disturbed or successional uplands over limestones, dolomites, or other neutral to basic substrates. The vegetation consists of thickets or patches of shrubs 2-3 m tall. Cornus drummondii and Rhus glabra are usually the dominant species, although Prunus americana, Prunus angustifolia, Prunus mexicana, Rhus aromatica, Rhus copallinum, or Symphoricarpos orbiculatus may dominate in places. Where shrub cover is dense, vines such as Berchemia scandens, Toxicodendron radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia may be present. Under the dense canopy, the herbaceous layer may be sparse, consisting of various native grasses and forbs, but also exotic species such as Lespedeza cuneata. In open stands, the herbaceous layer is more dense and consists of species common to perennial glade-margin associations.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: This type is probably both a natural and a semi-natural type. Many stands have originated through human disturbance, and it is probably best treated as a semi-natural type.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available

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