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Acer negundo Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Acer negundo Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This box-elder floodplain forest is found on floodplains in the southern, eastern, and midwestern United States. Stands occur on large rivers in the active floodplain and on sandbars, and may form farther from the riverfront following disturbance. They are typically temporarily flooded in the spring. These early successional forests are dominated by Acer negundo. Other characteristic species include Platanus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer saccharinum, Ulmus alata, Ulmus rubra, Carpinus caroliniana, Morus rubra, and Populus deltoides. The shrub and herb layers range from sparse to relatively lush, and the vine component often is heavy. The range, dynamics, and variability of this type is complicated by the 'weedy' nature of Acer negundo. For example, disturbed stands in the Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana - Celtis (occidentalis, laevigata) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance (A.286) often become dominated by Acer negundo. In Kentucky, Acer negundo may also dominate in old fields, with Dichanthelium clandestinum and Carex spp. in the ground layer. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21598.ACERNEGUNDOFORE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Box-elder Forest
  Scientific: Acer negundo Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683426 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005033
  Common: Box-elder Floodplain Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Acer negundo Ruderal Floodplain Forest