Name:
Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera Forest Alliance
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Forests in this alliance are dominated by Tsuga canadensis, occurring with various hardwood species of mesic forests, including Liriodendron tulipifera, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Magnolia acuminata, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus americana, Betula lenta, Fagus grandifolia, Halesia tetraptera, and others. Common shrubs are Rhododendron maximum, Kalmia latifolia, and Leucothoe fontanesiana. Herbaceous cover is typically sparse and includes acid-loving species such as Polystichum acrostichoides, Goodyera pubescens, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Galax urceolata, Hexastylis sp., and Tiarella cordifolia. These forests occur in deep coves, moist flats, and ravines, but are occasionally found along larger stream bottoms, typically at elevations below 1060 m (3500 feet). Forests in this alliance include acidic cove forests and mesic successional forests, mostly of the southern and central Appalachians, but also occurring in the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama, the Allegheny Plateau of West Virginia, and isolated occurrences in the Interior Low Plateau of Indiana and Tennessee.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.17771.TSUGACANADENSIS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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