Name:
Acer saccharum - Quercus rubra / Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
These are forests of well-drained to moist, often very rocky slopes. Fraxinus americana and Acer saccharum are common in the tree canopy with Quercus rubra, Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Quercus velutina, Tilia americana, Betula lenta, and Quercus alba as associates. Tsuga canadensis can be occasional. Ostrya virginiana and Carpinus caroliniana can form a prominent subcanopy. The shrub layer includes Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum acerifolium, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus florida, Corylus cornuta, and Lindera benzoin. The herb layer is often quite diverse with Carex platyphylla, Carex pedunculata, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora, Actaea rubra, Polygonatum pubescens, Phegopteris hexagonoptera (= Thelypteris hexagonoptera), Viola rotundifolia, Thalictrum dioicum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (= Hepatica americana), Thalictrum thalictroides (= Anemonella thalictroides), Festuca subverticillata, Actaea pachypoda, Viola sororia, Arabis spp., Packera obovata (= Senecio obovatus), and Arisaema triphyllum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20582.ACERSACCHARUMQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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