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Picea rubens - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea rubens - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: Transitional hardwood - spruce forest of Central Appalachians (CAP). These are closed-canopy mixed forests dominated by Picea rubens and Betula alleghaniensis. Associates include Prunus serotina, Fagus grandifolia, Acer spicatum, Acer pensylvanicum, Acer saccharum. The variable shrub layer may contain Rhododendron maximum, Sambucus racemosa, Ilex montana, Vaccinium erythrocarpum, Viburnum lantanoides. The variable herb layer includes Oclemena acuminata (= Aster acuminatus), Clintonia borealis, Dryopteris carthusiana (= Dryopteris spinulosa), Dryopteris intermedia, Dryopteris campyloptera, Menziesia pilosa, Oxalis montana, Trillium undulatum. These communities are found on midslopes with well-drained to somewhat poorly drained acidic soils. This type includes forests transitional between northern hardwoods and spruce-fir forests.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25726.PICEARUBENSBETU 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: Picea rubens - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Red Spruce - Yellow Birch - Black Cherry Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689733 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006029   Scientific: Picea rubens - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Picea rubens - Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia / Dryopteris intermedia Forest