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Quercus rubra - Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera / Hamamelis virginiana Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera / Hamamelis virginiana Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This closed-canopy, dry-mesic deciduous forests occurs on deep, moist to well-drained loams and silt loams on northern and eastern mid-slopes and coves. The canopy is dominated by a variety of oaks, hickories and conifers including Quercus rubra, Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Betula lenta, Carya alba (= Carya tomentosa), Fraxinus americana, Liriodendron tulipifera with notable presence of Tsuga canadensis and/or Pinus strobus. Subcanopy and shrub layer consists of Ostrya virginiana, Carpinus caroliniana, Kalmia latifolia, Hamamelis virginiana, Amelanchier laevis, Lindera benzoin, Viburnum acerifolium, and Viburnum recognitum. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Maianthemum racemosum (= Smilacina racemosa), Gaultheria procumbens, Maianthemum canadense, and Podophyllum peltatum. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23722.QUERCUSRUBRATSU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jul-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak - Eastern Hemlock - Tuliptree / Witch-hazel Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686716 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006566
  Scientific: Quercus rubra - Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera / Hamamelis virginiana Forest
  Common: Hemlock / White Pine - Red Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus rubra - Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera / Hamamelis virginiana Forest