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Name: Picea rubens / Rhododendron maximum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: In this moist slope forest of central and southern Appalachians, Abies fraseri is a minor component or entirely absent. This association occurs in the lower elevations of the range of Picea rubens on protected landforms. In the Central Appalachians these are closed-canopy conifer forests dominated by Picea rubens with associates Tsuga canadensis, Acer pensylvanicum, Amelanchier spp., Betula alleghaniensis, Sorbus americana. The variable shrub layer is dominated by Rhododendron maximum, with associates of Ilex montana, Kalmia latifolia, Viburnum lantanoides, Viburnum nudum. The sparse herbaceous cover includes Clintonia borealis, Dryopteris campyloptera, Huperzia lucidula, Lycopodium spp., Medeola virginiana, Mitchella repens, Oxalis montana. Abundant mosses are present and include Bazzania trilobata, Hylocomium splendens, Polytrichum ohioense, Ptilium crista-castrensis, and Sphagnum spp. These communities occur on high-elevation boulderfields, ridges and steep slopes with shallow soils above 1067 m (3500 feet). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22928.PICEARUBENSRHOD
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Red Spruce / Great Rhododendron Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686886 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006152
  Scientific: Picea rubens / Rhododendron maximum Forest
  Common: Red Spruce Forest (Protected Slope Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Picea rubens - (Tsuga canadensis) / Rhododendron maximum Forest