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Ilex opaca Forest Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Ilex opaca Forest Alliance Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance includes maritime evergreen forest dominated by Ilex opaca. Other canopy associates may include Quercus spp., Juniperus virginiana, Sassafras albidum. The canopy is flat-topped from wind-pruning. Characteristic shrubs include Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Gaylussacia baccata, and Vaccinium corymbosum. Sambucus canadensis, Viburnum dentatum, and Toxicodendron vernix can occur infrequently. Vines are particularly abundant and include Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Vitis spp. The herbaceous layer is sparsely to moderately developed and includes Aralia nudicaulis, Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Maianthemum canadense, and Carex pensylvanica.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22469.ILEXOPACAFOREST Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 16-Apr-1998 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: American Holly Forest Alliance   Scientific: Ilex opaca Forest Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124784 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.3002