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Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association comprises luxuriant mesophytic forests of deep, sheltered ravines with base-rich soils in the northern portions of the Coastal Plain and adjacent Piedmont. In the Piedmont, these soils are derived from amphibolite and other mafic rocks. Coastal Plain habitats are in ravines that have downcut into Tertiary shell deposits or limesands. Fagus grandifolia and Liriodendron tulipifera are the principal canopy dominants, with Carya cordiformis and Quercus rubra as constant associates. Additional trees that may be locally important are Juglans nigra, Ulmus rubra, Quercus alba, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Fraxinus americana. Stands typically have dense understories dominated by Asimina triloba and Lindera benzoin. Herb layers are lush, but tend to be characterized by patch-dominance of clonal forbs and ferns. Podophyllum peltatum, Arisaema triphyllum, Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum, and Polystichum acrostichoides are widespread and abundant herbs. More locally abundant herbs include Cystopteris protrusa, Deparia acrostichoides, Diplazium pycnocarpon, Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Nemophila aphylla, and Actaea pachypoda. Many additional low-cover herbaceous species are present in plot-sampled stands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24820.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-May-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum - (Liriodendron tulipifera) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: American Beech - Tuliptree - Bitternut Hickory / Northern Spicebush / May-apple Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688077 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006055   Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest   Common: Northern Coastal Plain/Piedmont Basic Mesic Hardwood Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest