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Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana - Juglans cinerea / Staphylea trifolia / Adlumia fungosa Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana - Juglans cinerea / Staphylea trifolia / Adlumia fungosa Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This semi-rich to rich forest of southern New England to the central Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania occurs on talus slopes or shallow rocky soils overlying calcareous or circumneutral bedrock. Canopy dominants are <i>Acer saccharum</i> with <i>Fraxinus americana</i>. Canopy associates include <i>Juglans cinerea, Quercus rubra, Tilia americana, Ostrya virginiana</i>, and <i>Betula alleghaniensis</i>. The open shrub layer is characterized by <i>Staphylea trifolia, Rubus odoratus</i>, and <i>Cornus rugosa</i>. A characteristic vine is <i>Adlumia fungosa</i> in the northern portion of the range. This community is characterized by a fairly diverse herbaceous flora. Typical herbs include <i>Adiantum pedatum, Allium tricoccum, Anemone quinquefolia, Aralia racemosa, Asarum canadense, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dicentra cucullaria, Dryopteris goldiana, Sanguinaria canadensis</i>, and others. Characteristic graminoids include <i>Carex platyphylla, Carex sprengelii, Elymus hystrix (= Hystrix patula)</i>, and <i>Piptatherum racemosum (= Oryzopsis racemosa)</i>. This association grades into open woodland [see related woodland type <i>~Acer saccharum - Tilia americana - Fraxinus americana / Ostrya virginiana / Geranium robertianum</i> Woodland (CEGL005058)$$] and bedrock upslope. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30968.CEGL006577
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.802115 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Northern Calcareous Talus Slope Forest
  Translated: Sugar Maple - White Ash - Butternut / American Bladdernut / Allegheny-vine Forest
  Scientific: Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana - Juglans cinerea / Staphylea trifolia / Adlumia fungosa Forest
  Code: CEGL006577