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Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Acer rubrum - Ulmus americana Tidal Forest Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Acer rubrum - Ulmus americana Tidal Forest Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Tidally flooded hardwood forests, in upper, oligohaline reaches of tidal streams. Canopy and subcanopy species that may be present in stands of this type include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Persea palustris, Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana, and Pinus taeda. Shrub layers include Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Baccharis halimifolia, Cornus sericea, Alnus serrulata, Clethra alnifolia, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and others. Osmunda cinnamomea and Osmunda regalis are common herbaceous species in these forests. This alliance occurs in the upper reaches of tidal streams in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, south of the embayed area, and in Virginia, north of the embayed area (as on the Chickahominy and Mattaponi rivers). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18103.FRAXINUSPENNSYL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Acer rubrum - Ulmus americana Tidal Forest Alliance
  Translated: Green Ash - Red Maple - American Elm Tidal Forest Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126087 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.356