Name:
Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina / Rhododendron maximum Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This hemlock forest of the Central Appalachian Mountains and High Allegheny Plateau occurs on acidic, mesic, sandy loams and sands of glacial till or sandstone in rocky ravines to occasionally flats or moderately steep slopes of any aspect. This is a closed-canopy, late-successional, mixed forest dominated by Tsuga canadensis with associated canopy species including Acer saccharum, Prunus serotina, Betula alleghaniensis, and Fagus grandifolia. Other associates include Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Carya spp., Pinus strobus, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Ulmus americana, and Ostrya virginiana. The variable shrub layer consists of Corylus cornuta, Diervilla lonicera, Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum lantanoides, and ericaceous species Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron maximum, and Vaccinium pallidum. The herbaceous layer may include Anemone quinquefolia, Cornus canadensis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Maianthemum canadense, Medeola virginiana, Mitchella repens, Oxalis montana, Trientalis borealis, Trillium grandiflorum, Trillium erectum, and Viola spp. Rhododendron maximum, Sambucus racemosa (= Sambucus pubens), and the abundance of Prunus serotina in the canopy differentiate this from other associations of this alliance.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20248.TSUGACANADENSIS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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