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SUCCESSIONAL MIXED HARDWOODS


Succession is a natural process that occurs on the landscape after a major disturbance such


farming, logging, fire or flood. This never-ending process is shaped by the environment of the


site and the species available in the natural seed bank or by seed dispersal. A successional


mixed hardwood forest is dominated by pioneer tree species such as poplars, birches, maples,


and cherries. These wind-dispersed, sun-loving species grow fast and will colonize a disturbed


area. As the canopy closes, more shade tolerant species will move into the understory and tree


seedlings of the climax forest, such as oak or hickory, may appear.


Examples Include: Seton Falls (BX), Prospect Park (BK), Central Park (MN), Kissena Park (QU),


Heyerdale Hill (SI).


Recommended Plants:


Ferns


Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern


Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern


Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern


Graminoids


Carex blanda Eastern woodland sedge


Carex rosea Rosy sedge


Cinna arundinacea Stout woodreed


Dichanthelium clandestinum Deertongue


Luzula multiflora Common wood-rush


Panicum virgatum Switchgrass


Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluesstem


Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass


Forbs


Ageratina altissima White snakeroot


Cryptotaenia canadensis Canada honewort


Desmodium paniculatum Panicled tick-trefoil


Eurtrochium purpureum Sweet Joe-pye weed


Helianthus decapetalus Thin-leaved sunflower


Impatiens capensis Jewelweed


Smilacina racemosa False Solomon‟s seal


Penthorum sedodies Ditch stonecrrop


Vines


Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle


Vitis aestivalis Summer grape


Vitis vulpina Frost grape

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