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Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This sugar maple - mixed hardwood community type is found in western New York and eastern Ontario. Stands occur on exposed limestone bedrock, such as cliff rims and near alvars, where soil is shallow. In alvar areas canopy cover varies from 30-70%, with the mean closer to 60%, and deciduous cover is generally greater than 75%. Canopy dominance is variable, with Acer saccharum, Ostrya virginiana, Carya ovata, and Quercus rubra typically present. The shrub layer is sparse. Herbaceous layer is rich, including Waldsteinia fragarioides, Trillium grandiflorum, Toxicodendron radicans, Phlox divaricata, Carex buxbaumii, Carex pensylvanica, and others.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26424.ACERSACCHARUMOS 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: Tilia americana - Fraxinus americana - (Acer saccharum) Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Sugar Maple - Eastern Hop-hornbeam - Shagbark Hickory - Northern Red Oak Limestone Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688642 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland   Common: Mixed Hardwood Limestone Woodland   Code: CEGL005059 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland