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Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association comprises dry-mesic hemlock - mixed hardwood forests of the northeastern United States. It occurs on dry to dry-mesic, nutrient-poor, well-drained, often stony sandy loams or loamy sands over acidic bedrock. The canopy is codominated by Tsuga canadensis and Fagus grandifolia in variable proportions depending on soil (site) and disturbance characteristics; drier sites tend to have more abundant Fagus grandifolia and cooler sites tend to have more abundant Tsuga canadensis. Associated tree species include Betula lenta, Quercus rubra, Pinus strobus, and Acer rubrum. Shrubs are often sparse but locally abundant and, in addition to saplings of canopy species, include Hamamelis virginiana, Acer pensylvanicum, Viburnum acerifolium, Kalmia latifolia, and in the south Ilex montana. The herb layer is generally sparse, but usually includes several of the following: Mitchella repens, Epifagus virginiana, Gaultheria procumbens, Maianthemum canadense, Trientalis borealis, Medeola virginiana, Aralia nudicaulis, Uvularia sessilifolia, Dryopteris intermedia or Monotropa uniflora, and occasionally Lycopodium dendroideum, Coptis trifolia, and Dennstaedtia punctilobula.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21606.TSUGACANADENSIS Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Eastern Hemlock - American Beech - Northern Red Oak Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686026 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006088   Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra Forest   Common: Hemlock - Beech - Oak Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra Forest