Name:
Acer saccharinum - Ulmus americana - (Populus deltoides) Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This silver maple - elm - cottonwood forest community is found throughout the midwestern United States and parts of the eastern United States. Stands occur on large, regularly flooded floodplains. Canopy cover is more-or-less closed and dominated by Acer saccharinum. Codominants may include Populus deltoides, Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Ulmus rubra, Salix nigra, Acer negundo, Betula nigra, Celtis occidentalis, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. The shrub and sapling layer is often open (<25% cover). Species that may be present include Sambucus canadensis or Lindera benzoin. Woody and herbaceous vines can be prominent, including, among the woody vines, Parthenocissus quinquefolia and Vitis riparia. Herbaceous vines species include Apios americana, Amphicarpaea bracteata, and Echinocystis lobata. Herbaceous grasses, forbs, and ferns dominate the ground layer, including Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (= Aster lateriflorus), Boehmeria cylindrica, Elymus virginicus, Impatiens pallida, Laportea canadensis, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Onoclea sensibilis, Pilea pumila, Urtica dioica, and others. A variety of exotics may be present, including Lysimachia spp., Microstegium vimineum, and Lonicera japonica.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22546.ACERSACCHARINUM
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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