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Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus spp. - Celtis occidentalis Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus spp. - Celtis occidentalis Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This community is found in the central United States along upper floodplain terraces of rivers and streams and in upland ravine bottoms. Soils are moderately well-drained to poorly drained. Tree canopies are dominated by Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Celtis occidentalis, and Ulmus americana. Other tree species that may be present include Juglans nigra, Tilia americana, Acer saccharinum, Populus deltoides. Ulmus rubra can be part of the subcanopy. The shrub layer in the western part of the range includes Cornus drummondii, Ribes missouriense, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, and Zanthoxylum americanum, as well as woody vines, such as Parthenocissus vitacea, Smilax tamnoides (= Smilax hispida), Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis riparia. The herbaceous layer in the western part of its range includes Elymus virginicus, Festuca subverticillata, Galium aparine, Geum canadense, and Laportea canadensis. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23814.FRAXINUSPENNSYL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Green Ash - Elm species - Northern Hackberry Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686729 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002014
  Scientific: Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus spp. - Celtis occidentalis Forest
  Common: Central Green Ash - Elm - Hackberry Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus spp. - Celtis occidentalis Forest