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CEGL006576 Cornus (amomum, sericea) - Viburnum dentatum - Rosa multiflora Shrub Swamp
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cornus (amomum, sericea) - Viburnum dentatum - Rosa multiflora Shrub Swamp
Colloquial Name: Dogwood - Arrow-wood Shrub Swamp
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This tall successional shrub community typically floods early in the growing season and may be saturated to near the surface for some of the growing season, but it is generally dry for much of the year. It typically occurs in low-lying areas of old fields or pastures, or the edges of beaver-impacted wetlands or impoundments. The vegetation is dominated by tall shrubs, usually 2-4 m in height. This is a successional community in transition between a successional old field and a modified successional forest. Vegetation can be highly variable, and no one species is dominant. Cornus amomum, Cornus sericea, Viburnum dentatum, Spiraea alba var. latifolia, Rosa multiflora, Rubus allegheniensis, and Rubus hispidus are all typically present and abundant. Salix spp. may also be present but are less common. Scattered individuals of Acer rubrum or Fraxinus pennsylvanica may also occur within the shrubland. Herbaceous species are inversely proportional to shrub cover; they can be dense where the shrub canopy is open. Species can include Solidago rugosa, Solidago gigantea, Eupatorium maculatum, Phragmites australis, Phalaris arundinacea, Apocynum cannabinum, Vernonia sp., and Onoclea sensibilis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The structure of this association varies from abandoned wet fields with tall and short shrubs (>25% cover) with herbaceous vegetation in the interstices (<25% cover), to dense "closed-canopy" tall shrublands with sparse ground-layer vegetation. Vegetation can be highly variable, and no one species is dominant. Cornus amomum, Cornus sericea, Viburnum dentatum, Spiraea alba var. latifolia, Rosa multiflora, Rubus allegheniensis, and Rubus hispidus are all typically present and abundant. Salix spp. may also be present but are less common. Scattered individuals of Acer rubrum or Fraxinus pennsylvanica may also occur within the shrubland but form less than 25% cover. Herbaceous species are inversely proportional to shrub cover; they can be dense where the shrub canopy is open. Species can include Solidago rugosa, Solidago gigantea, Eupatorium maculatum, Phragmites australis, Phalaris arundinacea, Apocynum cannabinum, Vernonia sp., and Onoclea sensibilis.
Dynamics: This community is in transition between a wet successional old field and a modified wet successional forest.
Environmental Description: This tall, modified, wet successional shrubland occurs in low-lying areas of old fields or pastures, or the edges of beaver-impacted wetlands and impoundments. It typically floods early in the growing season and may be saturated to near the surface for some of the growing season, but it is generally dry for much of the year.
Geographic Range: This successional shrubland occurs throughout the northeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NJ, NY, PA, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.798288
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d Appalachian-Northeast Wet Meadow & Shrub Swamp Group | G903 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d |
| Alliance | A3685 Alder species - Willow species - Red-osier Dogwood Shrub Swamp Alliance | A3685 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d |
| Association | CEGL006576 <i>Cornus (amomum</i>, <i>sericea) - Viburnum dentatum - Rosa multiflora</i> Shrub Swamp | CEGL006576 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Edinger, G. J., D. J. Evans, S. Gebauer, T. G. Howard, D. M. Hunt, and A. M. Olivero, editors. 2014a. Ecological communities of New York state. Second edition. A revised and expanded edition of Carol Reschke''s ecological communities of New York state. New York Natural Heritage Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.
- Gawler, S. C., R. E. Zaremba, and Cogan Technology, Inc. 2017. Vegetation mapping inventory project: Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts. Natural Resource Report NPS/MIMA/NRR--2017/1450. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- NatureServe. 2009. Vegetation of the E.B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 1 December 2009.