Name:
Platanus occidentalis - (Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Forests in this alliance typically are dominated by Platanus occidentalis with Liquidambar styraciflua and/or Liriodendron tulipifera, and typically occur on rocky streambeds and alluvial deposits on relatively high-gradient rivers. The alliance is distributed in the upper Piedmont, Appalachian Mountains, Interior Low Plateau, Cumberland Mountains, and Cumberland Plateau regions. In the eastern part of the Interior Low Plateau, vegetation of this alliance may be in lower gradient situations. Other canopy and understory species that may be present include Aesculus sylvatica (within its range), Asimina triloba, Cornus florida, Alnus serrulata, Fraxinus americana, Acer rubrum, Carpinus caroliniana, Ulmus americana, and Fagus grandifolia in the non-montane part of the distribution. Species present in the montane occurrences include Platanus occidentalis, Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghaniensis, and Betula lenta, with Carpinus caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Betula nigra, Fraxinus americana, Acer rubrum, Pinus virginiana, Pinus strobus, and Tsuga canadensis. Euonymus americana is a typical shrub species in the lower elevation occurrences, while Rhododendron maximum and Leucothoe fontanesiana are common at higher elevations. Herbaceous species vary as well by geography and elevation, and may include Arisaema triphyllum, Sanicula canadensis, Saururus cernuus, Campanula divaricata, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Polystichum acrostichoides, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Viola sororia, and Viola blanda. Carex species may be common (e.g., Carex appalachica, Carex austrocaroliniana, Carex blanda, Carex crinita, Carex digitalis, Carex plantaginea, Carex swanii, and/or Carex torta).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18815.PLATANUSOCCIDEN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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