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Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - (Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia fraseri) / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - (Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia fraseri) / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes forests dominated by Tsuga canadensis and Halesia tetraptera var. monticola, occurring in restricted montane areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This forest is found on protected, lower slopes and coves at elevations of 2800-4600 feet. The most important canopy trees are Tsuga canadensis and Halesia tetraptera var. monticola, although Magnolia fraseri or Fagus grandifolia can have high canopy coverage in some examples. Some occurrences have dense, tall-shrub strata dominated by Rhododendron maximum, while other occurrences have a more open shrub stratum with greater herbaceous cover, often dominated by Dryopteris intermedia. Other subcanopy/shrub species may include Acer pensylvanicum, Acer saccharum, Acer rubrum, Amelanchier laevis, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta, and Prunus pensylvanica. Other common herbaceous species include Mitchella repens, Medeola virginiana, Polystichum acrostichoides, Solidago curtisii (= Solidago caesia var. curtisii), Viola blanda, and Viola hastata. Rubus canadensis is also common. This community is distinguished from Liriodendron tulipifera - Betula lenta - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum Forest (CEGL007543) by not having Liriodendron tulipifera as an important component and by generally occurring at higher elevations (over 3000 feet). This community is distinguished from Betula alleghaniensis - (Tsuga canadensis) / Rhododendron maximum / Leucothoe fontanesiana Forest (CEGL007861) by occurring on more protected sites and having more diverse tree and herb strata. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.26514.TSUGACANADENSIS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-Feb-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Eastern Hemlock - Mountain Silverbell - (American Beech, Fraser Magnolia) / Great Rhododendron / Fancy Fern Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689569 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007693
  Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - (Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia fraseri) / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest
  Common: Southern Appalachian Acid Cove Forest (Silverbell Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - (Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia fraseri) / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest