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A.3002 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.3002
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance includes maritime evergreen forest dominated by ~Ilex opaca$. Other canopy associates may include ~Quercus$ spp., ~Juniperus virginiana, Sassafras albidum$. The canopy is flat-topped from wind-pruning. Characteristic shrubs include ~Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Gaylussacia baccata$, and ~Vaccinium corymbosum$. ~Sambucus canadensis, Viburnum dentatum$, and ~Toxicodendron vernix$ can occur infrequently. Vines are particularly abundant and include ~Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia$, and ~Vitis$ spp. The herbaceous layer is sparsely to moderately developed and includes ~Aralia nudicaulis, Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Maianthemum canadense$, and ~Carex pensylvanica$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1908.A3002
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Apr-1998 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: I.A.4.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: American Holly Forest Alliance
  Scientific: ILEX OPACA FOREST ALLIANCE
  Code: A.3002
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Ilex opaca Forest Alliance