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CEGL005454 Populus tremuloides / Rhamnus cathartica Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Quaking Aspen / Common Buckthorn Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Quaking Aspen Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnesota. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This community has a moderately open to closed canopy which is usually 5-15 m tall. Populus tremuloides, or rarely Betula papyrifera, is the dominant species. Other common canopy species are Quercus ellipsoidalis, Quercus rubra, and Populus deltoides. The subcanopy is sparse and often difficult to distinguish from the canopy and tall-shrub strata. The most common species in it are Betula papyrifera, Prunus serotina, and Rhamnus cathartica. The tall-shrub stratum is moderately open to moderately closed but the short-shrub stratum is closed to dense. Rhamnus cathartica is the most consistently abundant shrub with lesser amounts of Ribes missouriense, Prunus serotina, Parthenocissus vitacea, Vitis riparia, Zanthoxylum americanum, and exotic Lonicera spp. (Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowii, and Lonicera x bella), among others. The herbaceous stratum is not as dense as the shrubs but is also characterized by generalist or weedy species. Amphicarpaea bracteata, Galium triflorum, Circaea lutetiana, Carex pensylvanica, Actaea rubra, Ageratina altissima, and Desmodium glutinosum are typical. This community is composed largely of invasive or generalist species and can occur on a variety of upland habitats. The unvegetated cover on the ground is about 2:1 litter to bare ground.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association was identified based on information collected during the vegetation mapping project at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. It lacks characterization based on data from a larger region and thus lacks global information. The concept of this association includes ruderal woodlands and forests in which Populus tremuloides and Betula papyrifera are dominant or codominant. This can occur in a variety of settings including former industrial sites and old agricultural fields.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnesota.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.903075
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.90 Black Locust - Tuliptree - Norway Maple Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M013 | 1.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.90.a Eastern Red-cedar - Tuliptree / Tatarian Honeysuckle Ruderal Forest Group | G030 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A4183 Box-elder - Green Ash - Quaking Aspen Ruderal Forest Alliance | A4183 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL005454 Quaking Aspen / Common Buckthorn Ruderal Forest | CEGL005454 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus tremuloides / Rhamnus cathartica Ruderal Forest (Hop et al. 2015)
- Hop, K., J. Drake, A. Strassman, E. Hoy, J. Jakusz, S. Menard, and J. Dieck. 2015. National Park Service Vegetation Inventory Program: Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnesota. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLKN/NRR--2015/1002. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 342 pp.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.