Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya spp. Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This forest of mesic to submesic, well-drained soils occurs in the northern Piedmont and adjacent ecoregions. It is characteristically a mixed mesophytic forest dominated by Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, and Liriodendron tulipifera in various proportions. Overstory associates over the range include Carya alba, Carya glabra, Quercus velutina, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Fraxinus americana. The subcanopy is characterized by young Fagus grandifolia, Acer rubrum, Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus florida, Ilex opaca, and Sassafras albidum. The shrub layer varies from very sparse to well-developed and can include Asimina triloba, Viburnum acerifolium, Viburnum dentatum, and Euonymus americana. Heath shrubs, such as Vaccinium corymbosum and Vaccinium pallidum, may be common but not abundant. Vines are common, including Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax glauca, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herb layer is comprised of Polystichum acrostichoides, Uvularia perfoliata, Cypripedium acaule, Mitchella repens, Tipularia discolor, Goodyera pubescens, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Chimaphila maculata, Carex swanii, Medeola virginiana, Athyrium filix-femina, Carex digitalis, Carex willdenowii, Epifagus virginiana, Maianthemum canadense, Desmodium nudiflorum, Polygonatum biflorum. Podophyllum peltatum, Arisaema triphyllum, and Maianthemum racemosum (= Smilacina racemosa).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20074.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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