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Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: Forests of lower or protected slopes and terraces with Tsuga canadensis occurring over a dense to patchy shrub stratum of Rhododendron maximum. Other canopy species of minor importance may include Liriodendron tulipifera, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Pinus strobus, Betula lenta, Magnolia fraseri, Acer rubrum, and Fraxinus americana; these would total less than 25% of the canopy cover. In the Southern Blue Ridge, Leucothoe fontanesiana is often a shrub component, and sometimes occurs densely. Other typical shrubs can include Ilex opaca, Clethra acuminata, and Kalmia latifolia. Herbs are sparse to moderate, depending on the shrub cover. Typical herbs include Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Medeola virginiana, Hexastylis shuttleworthii, Mitchella repens, Polystichum acrostichoides, Viola blanda, and Galax urceolata. Bryophyte cover is often dense. In the southern Appalachians, this forest occurs at elevations greater than 1800 feet. In Kentucky, disturbed areas may have abundant Betula lenta and Betula alleghaniensis in the subcanopy. Stands in the southern Cumberlands of Kentucky and Tennessee would lack Leucothoe fontanesiana; instead, Clethra acuminata is a characteristic shrub of these stands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22990.TSUGACANADENSIS Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Eastern Hemlock / Great Rhododendron - (Mountain Sweet-pepperbush, Mountain Doghobble) Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686312 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007136   Scientific: Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest   Common: Southern Appalachian Eastern Hemlock Forest (Typic Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest