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Liriodendron tulipifera - Betula lenta - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Liriodendron tulipifera - Betula lenta - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association includes hemlock-hardwood forests of lower to intermediate elevations in the Southern Blue Ridge and upper Piedmont, ranging from southwestern Virginia, south and west to northwestern Georgia. These communities occur at low to middle elevations (1300-3500 feet) in the mountains and foothills, generally in coves, gorges, or sheltered slopes, over acid soils. The canopy is usually dominated by Liriodendron tulipifera or Betula lenta, but substantial portions of this community may be comprised mainly of Tsuga canadensis and the occasional Acer rubrum. Other deciduous species more typical of "rich" coves may occur as scattered individuals; Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Fraxinus americana, and Fagus grandifolia. Other canopy/subcanopy species often include Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Magnolia fraseri, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Calycanthus floridus, Halesia tetraptera var. tetraptera, and Pinus strobus. Rhododendron maximum is scattered to dominant in the shrub stratum. Other typical shrubs include Kalmia latifolia and Leucothoe fontanesiana. Herbaceous cover is sparse but can be diverse and is composed of acid-loving species. Typical herbs include Polystichum acrostichoides, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Goodyera pubescens, Mitchella repens, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Galax urceolata, Viola rotundifolia, Hexastylis sp., and Tiarella cordifolia.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27888.LIRIODENDRONTUL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 15-Jul-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Tuliptree - Sweet Birch - Eastern Hemlock / Great Rhododendron Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683191 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Liriodendron tulipifera - Betula lenta - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum Forest   Code: CEGL007543   Common: Southern Appalachian Acid Cove Forest (Typic Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Liriodendron tulipifera - Betula lenta - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum Forest