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Brooktondale Meadow Vegetation Communities
Cropland/row crops
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These are agricultural fields that are maintained by farming practices. The
land use or crop may change from season to season. These are commonly
planted in row crops such as corn, potatoes, and soybeans.
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Successional old field
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A meadow on sites cleared, plowed, and then abandoned. The ragweed type
occurs on fields 1 to 3 years after last cultivation; ragweed, daisy, Queen
Anne's lace, crab grass, golden foxtail, and chickweed are common. The
goldenrod subtype occurs 3 - 15 years after last cultivation. Dominant species
are perennial composites: goldenrods and asters. Other herbs include
timothy, orchard grass, smooth brome, bluegrasses, quackgrass, sweet vernal
grass, evening primrose, old-field cinquefoil, wild strawberry, and hawkweeds.
Shrubs and trees represent less than 50% cover but include gray dogwood,
arrowwood, raspberries, blackberries, sumac, red maple and white pine.
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