Name:
Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera - Fraxinus americana / Staphylea trifolia Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This rich, closed-canopy forest type is described from the southern Ridge and Valley in Tennessee, where it is found on steep to very steep north-facing, rocky-bottomed ephemeral and intermittent creeks, over soils weathered from calcareous shale and calcareous sandstone. This community is dominated by some combination of Acer saccharum, Liriodendron tulipifera and Fraxinus americana. Canopy associates can include Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Fagus grandifolia, Juglans nigra, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Aesculus flava, and Asimina triloba. Quercus prinus, Quercus muehlenbergii, Celtis occidentalis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus rubra, and Quercus velutina may also be present. The relatively dense tall-shrub stratum includes Staphylea trifolia, Lindera benzoin, Carpinus caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Cercis canadensis and Asimina triloba. The sparse to moderately dense herbaceous stratum includes Asarum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Sanguinaria canadensis, Actaea racemosa, Viola spp., Impatiens pallida, Impatiens capensis, Arundinaria gigantea, Polystichum acrostichoides, and Podophyllum peltatum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20640.ACERSACCHARUMLI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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