Name:
Quercus rubra - Tilia americana var. heterophylla - Halesia tetraptera var. monticola / Collinsonia canadensis - Tradescantia subaspera Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community is a Quercus rubra-dominated rich forest of protected steep, rocky slopes at intermediate elevations (915-1220 m [3000-4000 feet]) in the southern Appalachians. It has been described only from Great Smoky Mountains National Park and needs further review. This forest has a canopy dominated by Quercus rubra (50-95%) occurring with lesser amounts of Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Halesia tetraptera var. monticola or Acer saccharum. Occasionally Liriodendron tulipifera will have high canopy coverage. Other minor canopy and subcanopy trees include Magnolia acuminata, Acer pensylvanicum, Acer rubrum, Aesculus flava, and Betula lenta. The shrub stratum is open, made up of saplings from the canopy and subcanopy, with no clear dominant. Herbs are sparse to moderate in coverage, with relatively high species richness. Herbs with the highest coverages are Thelypteris noveboracensis and Collinsonia canadensis. Other typical herbs are Actaea pachypoda, Ageratina altissima var. roanensis, Agrostis spp., Arisaema triphyllum, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea quaternata, Galium lanceolatum, Laportea canadensis, Maianthemum racemosum, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Polygonatum biflorum, Polystichum acrostichoides, Smilax herbacea, Solidago curtisii (= Solidago caesia var. curtisii), Tradescantia subaspera, and Viola cucullata.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19060.QUERCUSRUBRATIL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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