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Tilia americana - Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum / Laportea canadensis Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Tilia americana - Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum / Laportea canadensis Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This type is a floodplain forest of streams with small (less than 2 square mile) watersheds, currently known only from coastal New Hampshire (Great Bay watershed) and southern Maine. Soils are poorly drained, silty loams with very shallow or no organic horizons. Dominant canopy species are Tilia americana and Fraxinus americana, with less abundant or less frequent associates Acer saccharum, Carya ovata, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana, Quercus rubra, and Acer nigrum. Shrubs may include Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus amomum, Viburnum lentago, and associated herbs include Laportea canadensis, Solidago rugosa, Athyrium filix-femina, Boehmeria cylindrica, Impatiens capensis, Ludwigia palustris, Onoclea sensibilis, and Thalictrum pubescens. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27602.TILIAAMERICANAA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 25-Jun-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: American Basswood - Sugar Maple - Black Maple / Wood Nettle Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689868 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Tilia americana - Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum / Laportea canadensis Forest
  Code: CEGL006405
  Common: Rich Floodplain Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Tilia americana - Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum / Laportea canadensis Forest