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Betula alleghaniensis - Quercus rubra / Acer (pensylvanicum, spicatum) / Dryopteris intermedia - Oclemena acuminata Forest | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Betula alleghaniensis - Quercus rubra / Acer (pensylvanicum, spicatum) / Dryopteris intermedia - Oclemena acuminata Forest Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli... Description: The global range of this community is poorly known but probably includes high-elevation areas of the central Appalachians in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In Virginia, this association is almost exclusively associated with cool, rocky, northwest- to northeast-facing slopes at elevations from about 975 m (3000 feet) to more than 1300 m (4300 feet). Habitats occur on various geologic substrates, including sandstone, metabasalt (greenstone), amphibolite, and granitic formations. Betula alleghaniensis and Quercus rubra are constant, high-cover, usually codominant canopy trees. Minor canopy associates include Acer saccharum, Betula lenta, Tsuga canadensis, Tilia americana, and Fraxinus americana. Acer pensylvanicum and Acer spicatum are the most abundant and characteristic understory trees, although Ilex montana may be locally abundant. More-or-less frequent shrubs include Hamamelis virginiana, Sambucus racemosa (= Sambucus pubens), and Hydrangea arborescens. Rhododendron maximum is a dominant shrub at the two southernmost sites (Floyd and Scott counties, Virginia) but is absent elsewhere. The herb layer varies from moderately sparse to very dense.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19598.BETULAALLEGHANI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 27-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus rubra - (Acer saccharum) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Yellow Birch - Northern Red Oak / (Striped Maple, Mountain Maple) / Fancy Fern - Whorled Wood Aster Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684133 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008502   Scientific: Betula alleghaniensis - Quercus rubra / Acer (pensylvanicum, spicatum) / Dryopteris intermedia - Oclemena acuminata Forest   Common: Central Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest (Yellow Birch - Northern Red Oak Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Betula alleghaniensis - Quercus rubra / Acer (pensylvanicum, spicatum) / Dryopteris intermedia - Oclemena acuminata Forest