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Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This forest vegetation has a canopy dominated by Pinus strobus, sometimes codominating with Tsuga canadensis, occurring over a shrub stratum dominated by Rhododendron maximum. This is an evergreen forest, but deciduous trees may form a minor part of the canopy. Other minor canopy species may include Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula lenta, Magnolia fraseri (within its range), Acer rubrum, and Tilia americana var. heterophylla. Other shrub species may include Kalmia latifolia, Leucothoe fontanesiana, Lindera benzoin, and Ilex opaca var. opaca. Herbaceous cover is typically sparse. This community occurs on creek and river margins and on lower or protected slopes. This association occurs in the Southern Blue Ridge and may extend into adjacent ecoregions, such as the Cumberlands of Kentucky. These Kentucky examples lack Leucothoe fontanesiana and have Magnolia macrophylla rather than Magnolia fraseri. Large stems of Smilax rotundifolia may be present in stands of this vegetation.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23868.PINUSSTROBUSTSU 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: Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Eastern White Pine - Eastern Hemlock / Great Rhododendron - (Mountain Doghobble) Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688204 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007102   Scientific: Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest   Common: Southern Appalachian Eastern Hemlock Forest (White Pine Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest