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CEGL006843 Alnus serrulata - Salix nigra / Pilea (fontana, pumila) Tidal Shrub Swamp
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Hazel Alder - Black Willow / (Lesser Clearweed, Canadian Clearweed) Tidal Shrub Swamp
Colloquial Name: Alder - Black Willow Tidal Shrub Swamp
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This tidal alder - black willow shrubland of the Maryland and Virginia Coastal Plain occurs on the upper reaches of freshwater tidal rivers, forming a zone between adjacent freshwater tidal marshes and uplands. Microtopography is variable, ranging from pronounced hummocks and hollows to flat. The substrate is partially decomposed peat with sand or silt admixed. The shrub canopy is relatively open and dominated by Salix nigra, or mixed with other shrubs such as Cephalanthus occidentalis, Acer rubrum, Acer negundo, Alnus serrulata, Cornus amomum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Corylus americana, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin, Rosa palustris, and Viburnum dentatum. Vines include Mikania scandens, Apios americana, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herbaceous layer is relatively diverse and is composed of Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, Boehmeria cylindrica, Galium obtusum, Hibiscus moscheutos, Impatiens capensis, Geum canadense, Cinna arundinacea, Leersia oryzoides, Peltandra virginica, Pilea pumila, Pilea fontana, Polygonum arifolium, Polygonum punctatum, Polygonum sagittatum, and Thalictrum pubescens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The shrub canopy is relatively open and dominated by Salix nigra, or mixed with other shrubs such as Cephalanthus occidentalis, Acer rubrum, Acer negundo, Alnus serrulata, Cornus amomum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Corylus americana, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin, Rosa palustris, and Viburnum dentatum. Vines include Mikania scandens, Apios americana, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herbaceous layer is relatively diverse and is composed of Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, Boehmeria cylindrica, Galium obtusum, Hibiscus moscheutos, Impatiens capensis, Geum canadense, Cinna arundinacea, Leersia oryzoides, Peltandra virginica, Pilea pumila, Pilea fontana, Polygonum arifolium, Polygonum punctatum, Polygonum sagittatum, and Thalictrum pubescens (= Thalictrum polygamum).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This tidal alder - black willow shrubland of the Maryland and Virginia Coastal Plain occurs on the upper reaches of freshwater tidal rivers, forming a zone between adjacent freshwater tidal marshes and uplands. Microtopography is variable, ranging from pronounced hummocks and hollows to flat. The substrate is partially decomposed peat with sand or silt admixed.
Geographic Range: This vegetation occurs on the Coastal Plain of Virginia and Maryland.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MD, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721925
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.1 Annual Wild Rice - Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Pickerelweed Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Macrogroup | M066 | 2.C.4.Ne.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c <i>Zizania aquatica - Spartina patens - Amaranthus cannabinus</i> Freshwater Tidal Marsh Group | G914 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c |
| Alliance | A4376 Gray Alder - Silky Dogwood Tidal Shrub Swamp Alliance | A4376 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c |
| Association | CEGL006843 Hazel Alder - Black Willow / (Lesser Clearweed, Canadian Clearweed) Tidal Shrub Swamp | CEGL006843 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Alnus serrulata - Salix nigra / Pilea fontana Tidal Shrubland (Coulling 2002)
= Alnus serrulata - Salix nigra / Pilea fontana Tidally Flooded Shrubland (McCoy and Fleming 2000)
= Alnus serrulata - Salix nigra / Pilea fontana Tidally Flooded Shrubland (McCoy and Fleming 2000)
- Coulling, P. P. 2002. A preliminary classification of tidal marsh, shrub swamp, and hardwood swamp vegetation and assorted non-tidal, chiefly non-maritime, herbaceous wetland communities of the Virginia Coastal Plain. October 2002. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage. Natural Heritage Technical Report 02-18. 30 pp.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Fleming, G. P., K. D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2017. The natural communities of Virginia: A classification of ecological community groups and community types. Third approximation. Version 3.0. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-communities/]
- Fleming, G. P., K. Taverna, and P. P. Coulling. 2007b. Vegetation classification for the National Capitol Region parks, eastern region. Regional (VA-MD-DC) analysis prepared for NatureServe and USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, March 2007. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- Harrison, J. W. 2011. The natural communities of Maryland: 2011 working list of ecological community groups and community types. Unpublished report. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Natural Heritage Program, Annapolis. 33 pp.
- Harrison, J. W., and P. Stango, III. 2003. Shrubland tidal wetland communities of Maryland''s Eastern Shore: Identification, assessment and monitoring. Maryland Natural Heritage Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis. 118 pp.
- Harrison, J. W., compiler. 2004. Classification of vegetation communities of Maryland: First iteration. A subset of the International Classification of Ecological Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States, NatureServe. Maryland Natural Heritage Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis. 243 pp.
- McCoy, K. M., and G. P. Fleming. 2000. Ecological communities of U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Unpublished report submitted to the U.S. Army. Natural Heritage Technical Report 00-08. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. 156 pp. plus appendices.