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Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: These forests occur with canopies dominated by Tsuga caroliniana, without admixtures of Pinus species, although Quercus prinus may be present as a minor component. Shrub strata tend to be dense and dominated by ericaceous species such as Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron catawbiense, and Rhododendron minus. Other minor components may include Pinus virginiana, Pinus rigida, Pinus pungens, Nyssa sylvatica, and Quercus coccinea. Other characteristic species can include Xerophyllum asphodeloides, Leucothoe recurva, Polypodium appalachianum, Smilax rotundifolia. This forest occurs in the upper Piedmont and Southern Blue Ridge, on narrow ridges and upper north-facing rocky slopes.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20642.TSUGACAROLINIAN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Oct-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga caroliniana Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Carolina Hemlock / Mountain Laurel - Catawba Rhododendron Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685244 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007139   Scientific: Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest   Common: Carolina Hemlock Forest (Typic Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest