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A.230 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.230
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Stands of this alliance, found in the eastern Great Lakes region, are often described as flatwoods. They have moderately dense to dense tree canopies composed of deciduous trees. Stands are intermediate between upland and lowland hydrology and the overstory reflects that. ~Acer saccharum, Acer rubrum, Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus michauxii, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus palustris$, and ~Ulmus americana$ are abundant. The shrub layer is typically moderately well-developed, and includes ~Asimina triloba, Euonymus obovata, Lindera benzoin$, and ~Sambucus canadensis$. The herbaceous layer tends to be sparse in wetter stands and abundant in drier stands. Common species include ~Arisaema triphyllum (= Arisaema atrorubens), Botrychium oneidense, Chimaphila maculata, Galium$ spp., ~Pilea pumila$, and ~Podophyllum peltatum$. ^Stands of this alliance are found on flat to gently sloping sites with imperfectly to poorly drained soils. An impermeable layer beneath the topsoil slows drainage often resulting in wet soil conditions. In droughty periods, the upper soils dry out and the impermeable subsoil limits the availability of deeper water sources. Stands of this alliance can occur on loess covered glacial drift of Illinoisan age or over Wisconsin age till. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1744.A230
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: I.B.2.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA - QUERCUS SPP. - ACER SPP. FOREST ALLIANCE
  Code: A.230
  Common: American Beech - Oak species - Maple species Forest Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Fagus grandifolia - Quercus spp. - Acer spp. Forest Alliance