Name:
Tsuga canadensis - (Fagus grandifolia, Tilia americana var. heterophylla) / Magnolia tripetala Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association represents mixed forests of lower slopes, coves, etc. dominated by Tsuga canadensis and mesic hardwood species, occurring in the Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee, the Southern Ridge and Valley of Tennessee, and the Central Appalachians of West Virginia and potentially southwestern Pennsylvania. It may range into extreme northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama, Deciduous associates, which may vary widely in relative frequency, include Fagus grandifolia, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus americana, Carya ovata, and Magnolia acuminata. The relative proportion of Tsuga and the various hardwood species may vary greatly; individual stands may be strongly dominated by Tsuga, or Tsuga may share dominance with one or more of the hardwoods. Aesculus flava and/or Magnolia tripetala may be present in the canopy or subcanopy, respectively, but these characteristic species may not be dominant in the particular stratum. Some important shrubs include Rhododendron maximum (which may dominate shrub layers of some stands), Rhododendron catawbiense (within its range), Ribes cynosbati, Asimina triloba, Viburnum acerifolium, and the lianas Aristolochia macrophylla and Smilax rotundifolia. Ferns are diverse and abundant. Mesic herbaceous components include Dryopteris marginalis, Dryopteris intermedia, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Athyrium filix-femina, Arisaema triphyllum, Asarum canadense, Carex plantaginea, Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, Maianthemum racemosum, Mitchella repens, Phacelia bipinnatifida, Sanguinaria canadensis, Tiarella cordifolia, and Trillium spp.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.17770.TSUGACANADENSIS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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