Name:
Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
Platanus occidentalis floodplain forests of the northeastern United States. It is a broadly defined successional or young version of medium-gradient river floodplain forest occurring on cobble substrate. The canopy is closed to somewhat open and usually dominated by Platanus occidentalis. Populus deltoides, Acer saccharinum, and Ulmus americana are usually present but not common, and occasionally Acer negundo, Juglans cinerea, Carya cordiformis, Celtis occidentalis, and Acer rubrum. Shrubs or subcanopy are variable depending on geography and can include Carpinus caroliniana, Salix nigra, Lindera benzoin, or Alnus serrulata, plus exotic invasives like Rosa multiflora and Lonicera morrowii. The herbaceous layer tends to be sparse to locally abundant and can include Matteuccia struthiopteris, Osmunda cinnamomea, Onoclea sensibilis, Geum canadense, Impatiens pallida, Boehmeria cylindrica, Urtica dioica, Solidago rugosa, Ageratina altissima (= Eupatorium rugosum), plus vines species Toxicodendron radicans and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. There is typically a very high component of disturbance-tolerant exotic species such as Lysimachia nummularia, Glechoma hederacea, Hesperis matronalis, Aegopodium podagraria, Polygonum cuspidatum, and Alliaria petiolata.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.23800.PLATANUSOCCIDEN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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