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Quercus alba - (Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua) / Acer leucoderme / Calycanthus floridus / Athyrium filix-femina Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus alba - (Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua) / Acer leucoderme / Calycanthus floridus / Athyrium filix-femina Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association includes mesic hardwood forests along small streams and on small stream terraces in the southern Ridge and Valley of Georgia, extending into the western fringe of the Southern Blue Ridge, and possibly into Tennessee. The canopy is dominated by Quercus alba with codominance by Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, and/or Fagus grandifolia. Some examples may have large individuals of Pinus taeda blending in from forests on adjacent, higher slopes, or as an artifact of past disturbance. The subcanopy is dominated by Acer leucoderme, but other common subcanopy trees include Cornus florida, Hamamelis virginiana, and Oxydendrum arboreum. The shrub stratum can be dense and continuous or patchy. The most constant shrub species are Calycanthus floridus, Rhododendron alabamense, and Euonymus americana. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to patchy and composed of mesic forbs and grasses. The most constant herbs are Amphicarpaea bracteata, Athyrium filix-femina, Lobelia cardinalis, Mitchella repens, and Polystichum acrostichoides, although many other species may occur and may be more diagnostic of the community.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22766.QUERCUSALBALIRI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 13-Jun-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra - Quercus alba Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: White Oak - (Tuliptree, Sweetgum) / Chalk Maple / Sweet-shrub / Lady Fern Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686859 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008428   Scientific: Quercus alba - (Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua) / Acer leucoderme / Calycanthus floridus / Athyrium filix-femina Forest   Common: Southern Ridge and Valley Small Stream Hardwood Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus alba - (Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua) / Calycanthus floridus / Athyrium filix-femina Forest