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CEGL005119 Populus deltoides - (Juniperus virginiana) Dune Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Cottonwood - (Eastern Red-cedar) Dune Woodland
Colloquial Name: Cottonwood Dune Open Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in dune fields and on the most stable dune ridges in the southern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, especially around Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The canopy is typically open (25-80% cover) and may even be scrubby due to wind damage. The most common dominant is Populus deltoides, often in association with Juniperus virginiana. Quercus spp. (including Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus rubra, and Quercus velutina) may occur, particularly when there are adjacent oak forests. Shrub and vine species include Cornus drummondii, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rhus typhina, Salix amygdaloides, Salix exigua, Salix fragilis, and Vitis riparia. Morella pensylvanica is common at Presque Isle in Pennsylvania. Herbaceous species are scattered, but include Asclepias syriaca, Elymus virginicus, Rumex acetosella, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Strophostyles helvola.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Juniperus virginiana may form enough of a dominant without Populus deltoides that it may deserve its own type (Lee et al. 1998).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is typically open (25-80% cover) and may even be scrubby due to wind damage. The most common dominant is Populus deltoides, often in association with Juniperus virginiana. Quercus spp. (including Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus rubra, and Quercus velutina) may occur, particularly when there are adjacent oak forests. Shrub and vine species include Cornus drummondii, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rhus typhina, Salix amygdaloides, Salix exigua, Salix fragilis, and Vitis riparia. Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica) is common at Presque Isle in Pennsylvania. Herbaceous species are scattered, but include Asclepias syriaca, Elymus virginicus, Rumex acetosella, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Strophostyles helvola (Anderson 1996, Fike 1999).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in dune fields and on the most stable dune ridges.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in dune fields and on the most stable dune ridges in the southern Great Lakes region, especially around Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, ranging from Ohio and Ontario east to Pennsylvania, New York, and Vermont.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: IN, MI, NY, OH, ON, PA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688207
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.d Creeping Juniper - American Beachgrass Coastal Dune & Grassland Group | G089 | 2.B.4.Na.2.d |
| Alliance | A1493 Eastern Cottonwood Dune Woodland Alliance | A1493 | 2.B.4.Na.2.d |
| Association | CEGL005119 Eastern Cottonwood - (Eastern Red-cedar) Dune Woodland | CEGL005119 | 2.B.4.Na.2.d |
Concept Lineage: 5123 is listed in Lee et al. (1998), but Bakowsky (personal communication) agreed it could be lumped.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus deltoides - (Juniperus virginiana) Dune Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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