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Acer platanoides Ruderal Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer platanoides Ruderal Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association represents forests in the northeastern United States strongly dominated by the invasive tree <i>Acer platanoides</i>, often to the exclusion of virtually all other canopy species. Most documented stands are at low elevations, on flat or rolling topography both above and below the glacial boundary. <i>Acer platanoides</i> is the overwhelmingly dominant tree, typically forming a closed or nearly closed canopy. In some stands native trees, including <i>Fraxinus americana</i> and <i>Acer saccharum</i> (the latter especially susceptible to exclusion by Norway maple), may be present in very limited amounts. Other stands may have non-native associates, including <i>Pinus nigra, Pinus sylvestris</i>, or <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i>. The deep shade cast by <i>Acer platanoides</i> limits understory growth, aside from regeneration of <i>Acer platanoides</i>, or incursions by non-native shrubs such as <i>Rosa multiflora, Berberis vulgaris, Lonicera japonica</i>, or <i>Lonicera morrowii</i>. Native herbs are few, especially compared to more natural deciduous forests in similar settings. A few native or exotic herbaceous species or vines may occupy the ground layer, such as <i>Alliaria petiolata, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vinca minor</i>. This is a very species-poor vegetation type. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31004.CEGL006407
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.2.789532 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Norway Maple Ruderal Forest
  Translated: Norway Maple Ruderal Forest
  Code: CEGL006407
  Scientific: Acer platanoides Ruderal Forest