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Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This red maple - southern hardwoods bottomland forest type is found in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain of the United States. Stands occur on the seasonally flooded bottomlands along rivers and large streams. Soils which support this forest are predominantly medium- and fine-textured, clayey, slowly permeable, alluvial sediments deposited in slackwater areas of floodplains. The water regime is characterized by seasonal shallow flooding, although hydrologic conditions are often extremely variable. This variability results in high species diversity at these sites. Acer rubrum and Fraxinus profunda are the dominant overstory species in this community, but Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus lyrata, Quercus bicolor, and Ulmus rubra occur almost as frequently. Populus heterophylla is an uncommon associate. Acer rubrum and Fraxinus profunda dominate the subcanopy. The shrub layer can include a diverse mixture including Cephalanthus occidentalis, Forestiera acuminata, and Ilex decidua, but Itea virginica is characteristic of this community. Even with dense shading, the herbaceous layer is usually well-developed, displaying a preponderance of Carex spp., Leersia spp., Glyceria spp., with Boehmeria cylindrica, Laportea canadensis, and Pilea pumila. Vitis spp. are characteristic vines of this community, but Toxicodendron radicans and Campsis radicans are also prominent.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24176.ACERRUBRUMGLEDI 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: Acer rubrum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Red Maple - Water-locust - Planertree - Pumpkin Ash Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687957 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002422   Scientific: Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Forest   Common: Red Maple - Water Locust Mixed Bottomland Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Forest