Name:
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tilia americana var. heterophylla - (Aesculus flava) / Actaea racemosa Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association encompasses mixed mesophytic forests of the low mountains and foothills, mostly below 610 m (2000 feet) elevation in the Southern Blue Ridge escarpment and adjacent Piedmont. This forest is dominated by Liriodendron tulipifera, but other canopy species typically include Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Fraxinus americana, Carya alba, Aesculus flava, Halesia tetraptera, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, and Acer rubrum. Tsuga canadensis is not dominant, shrubs are sparse, if present. In the vicinity of the Chauga River, South Carolina, Acer leucoderme may dominate the understory. Ferns are often locally dominant, typically Thelypteris noveboracensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Adiantum pedatum, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, and Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides. The herb stratum is diverse and coverage is often scattered. Typical species include Actaea pachypoda, Asarum canadense, Carex plantaginea, Carex austrocaroliniana, Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Collinsonia canadensis, Goodyera pubescens, Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, Viola blanda, Galium latifolium, Galium circaezans, Trillium catesbaei, Maianthemum racemosum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Thalictrum thalictroides, and Monarda clinopodia. This forest occurs on moderately steep, protected slopes and in coves, over nutrient-rich soils formed from colluvium. This association can have species with Piedmont affinities and lacks species typical of higher elevation cove forests, such as Acer saccharum, Impatiens pallida, Clintonia umbellulata, Prosartes maculata (= Disporum maculatum), Polygonatum pubescens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (= Streptopus roseus), Astilbe biternata, Veratrum viride, and Maianthemum canadense.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22346.LIRIODENDRONTUL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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