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Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana Forest Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This deciduous forest community is found in the central midwestern United States on valley slopes and bottoms, often with northern or eastern aspects. Soils are moderately well-drained and moderate to deep silty and clay loams formed in loess, glacial till, or sandstone and limestone parent material. The most abundant tree species in this forest community are Tilia americana, Quercus rubra, and Ostrya virginiana. Acer nigrum, Acer saccharum, and Carpinus caroliniana are more common farther east. Other canopy associates include Carya cordiformis, Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Juglans nigra. Ostrya virginiana can also be a prominent subcanopy and sapling species. The shrub layer is variable and includes Prunus virginiana, Sambucus canadensis, Viburnum prunifolium, and others. Ground layer species include a rich mixture of herbaceous species, including Adiantum pedatum, Arisaema triphyllum, Erythronium albidum, Geum canadense, Impatiens pallida, Polygonatum biflorum, Sanicula spp., Thalictrum dioicum, and others.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26068.ACERSACCHARUMAC 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 saccharum - Tilia americana - (Quercus rubra) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Sugar Maple - Black Maple - American Basswood - Northern Red Oak / Eastern Hop-hornbeam Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688570 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002061   Scientific: Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana Forest   Common: Central Maple - Basswood Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana Forest