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Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This community occurs along streams and on protected slopes in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. It is a broad-leaved, evergreen shrubland which forms a continuous, dense shrub canopy up to 5 m tall. Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron minus, and Rhododendron catawbiense may also occur as components of the shrub stratum. Shrub vegetation beneath the upper shrub canopy may be open to dense depending on the stand's age and topographic setting. The ground layer is dominated by leaf litter or bare soil, although scattered herbs and woody seedlings do occur. Seedlings and saplings of Rhododendron maximum, Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Betula alleghaniensis, and Tsuga canadensis are common and typical herbs include Dryopteris intermedia, Heuchera villosa, Viola spp., Thelypteris noveboracensis, Listera smallii, and Galax urceolata. This shrubland is typical along streams and on mesic, unexposed, often north-facing slopes at elevations of approximately 300-1100 m (1000-3000 feet). Soils supporting this community are typically acid. Occurrences at edges of streams may flood during rainy seasons. This community can occur as the result of disturbance and will succeed to forest with an ericaceous understory without some form of disturbance. This community may have scattered woody species that are greater than 5 m tall but with generally less than 10% total cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24384.RHODODENDRONMAX Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Aug-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Rhododendron maximum Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Great Rhododendron Upland Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687995 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003819   Scientific: Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland   Common: Montane Rhododendron Thicket (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland