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Acer saccharum - Carya ovata - Juglans nigra / Symphoricarpos orbiculatus / Polymnia canadensis - Bromus pubescens Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Carya ovata - Juglans nigra / Symphoricarpos orbiculatus / Polymnia canadensis - Bromus pubescens Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association represents mesic forests over limestone in the Inner Nashville Basin of Tennessee, dominated by Acer saccharum with Carya ovata and Juglans nigra. Scattered individuals of Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, and Tilia americana var. heterophylla are also present in the more-or-less closed canopy (about 70% closure). Carya ovata may occur as patches or as scattered individuals. The high predominance of Acer saccharum in preference to oaks may, in some cases, be the result of the removal of oaks by logging. In other cases, it may be simply due to the mesic conditions. The subcanopy contains Acer saccharum, Ostrya virginiana, Cercis canadensis, and Celtis occidentalis, with an occasional Carya cordiformis. In the shrub stratum, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is most prevalent. Dense stands of vigorous (over 1 m tall) Polymnia canadensis are present on the exposed limestone slabs and boulders. Asplenium rhizophyllum occurs on the sheltered vertical surfaces of the boulders, along with several mosses. Sedum pulchellum and Parietaria pensylvanica are also characteristic of these limestone exposures.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19720.ACERSACCHARUMCA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Jul-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus muehlenbergii - (Acer saccharum) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Sugar Maple - Shagbark Hickory - Black Walnut / Coralberry / Canada Leafcup - Common Eastern Brome Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684156 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004741   Scientific: Acer saccharum - Carya ovata - Juglans nigra / Symphoricarpos orbiculatus / Polymnia canadensis - Bromus pubescens Forest   Common: Nashville Basin Mesic Sugar Maple - Hickory Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acer saccharum - Carya ovata - Juglans nigra / Symphoricarpos orbiculatus / Galium circaezans Forest