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CEGL004035 Rhus copallinum - Andropogon virginicus Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Winged Sumac - Broomsedge Bluestem Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Winged Sumac - Broomsedge Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes shrub-dominated vegetation that has been anthropogenically altered and/or maintained, especially on old fields and pastures. Examples support predominately native species or a mixture of native and exotic species, some of the most dominant or characteristic species being Rhus copallinum and Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus. This is a wide-ranging association that can be quite variable in terms of species composition. Additional components are other shrubs, tree seedlings and saplings, perennial grasses and herbaceous species, most with pioneer or weedy tendencies, the exact composition of which will vary with geography, management history, and habitat.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Examples support predominately native species or a mixture of native and exotic species, some of the most dominant or characteristic species being Rhus copallinum and Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus.
Dynamics: Rhus copallinum is a clonal shrub which can withstand disturbance and resprout. This vegetation occurs on areas which may have been under a regular mowing or grazing regime, but are no longer managed that way. Lacking any disturbance, on some sites this shrubland can succeed to forest vegetation.
Environmental Description: This vegetation typically occurs on old fields, old pastures, roadsides and rocky sites.
Geographic Range: This community may range throughout most of the southeastern United States; it is documented in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, MS, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.857230
Confidence Level: Low
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.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nh Southeastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D102 | 2.B.2.Nh |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nh.90 Broomsedge Bluestem - Blackberry species - Annual Ragweed Southeastern Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M307 | 2.B.2.Nh.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a Broomsedge Bluestem - Annual Ragweed - Sawtooth Blackberry Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Group | G583 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Alliance | A3321 Broomsedge Bluestem - Annual Ragweed - Canadian Horseweed Eastern Ruderal Grassland Alliance | A3321 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004035 Winged Sumac - Broomsedge Bluestem Ruderal Grassland | CEGL004035 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.