Name:
Acer barbatum - Fraxinus americana - (Juglans nigra) Forest Alliance
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Southeastern mesic calcareous forests of the Coastal Plain and adjacent related interior provinces, dominated by variable mixtures of calciphilic deciduous trees, including Acer barbatum, Aesculus glabra, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya laciniosa, Carya myristiciformis, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus shumardii, Quercus muehlenbergii, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, and Ulmus rubra. The subcanopy stratum may include Acer rubrum, Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana, Cercis canadensis, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Morus rubra, and Ostrya virginiana. Shrubs and woody vines may include Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Callicarpa americana, Cocculus carolinus, Cornus drummondii, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus marshallii, Euonymus americana, Euonymus atropurpurea, Frangula caroliniana, Hydrangea quercifolia, Ilex decidua, Menispermum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ptelea trifoliata, Sideroxylon lycioides, Smilax bona-nox, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rufidulum, and Vitis aestivalis. Herbaceous species may include Allium canadense, Anemone virginiana, Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum, Aristolochia serpentaria, Botrychium virginianum, Campanulastrum americanum, Cardamine concatenata, Carex albicans var. albicans (= Carex artitecta), Carex blanda, Carex cephalophora, Carex cherokeensis, Carex gracilescens, Carex jamesii, Carex laxiflora var. serrulata, Carex muehlenbergii, Carex oxylepis, Carex willdenowii, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cynoglossum virginianum, Dasistoma macrophylla, Desmodium nudiflorum, Desmodium pauciflorum, Dichanthelium boscii, Dioscorea quaternata, Euphorbia commutata, Lilium michauxii, Luzula echinata, Monotropa hypopithys, Oxalis violacea, Pachysandra procumbens, Panax quinquefolius, Penstemon tubiflorus, Phlox divaricata, Phryma leptostachya, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Prenanthes altissima, Ruellia strepens, Sanguinaria canadensis, Sanicula odorata, Scrophularia marilandica, Silene stellata, Smilax herbacea, Smallanthus uvedalius, Spigelia marilandica, Frasera caroliniensis, Thalictrum thalictroides, Thelypteris kunthii, Trillium recurvatum, Viola affinis, and Viola walteri. Drier examples of this alliance in the Florida Panhandle contain many species of the southeastern Coastal Plain, including the palms Sabal minor and Rhapidophyllum hystrix. The forests of this alliance occur on moist flats, lower slopes, or bluffs over calcareous substrates. Examples of areas from which these forests are known include limestones of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, the Black Belt (Selma Chalk) of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and lower slopes of Mount Magazine, Arkansas. Probably also on terraces along the Broad River, in the Georgia Piedmont, and on low to mid slopes along the Savannah River, reportedly on circumneutral (high magnesium) soils in the Outer Coastal Plain.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18357.ACERBARBATUMFRA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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