Name:
A.289
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
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.1895.A289
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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