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Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana / Cornus sericea Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana / Cornus sericea Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This sinkhole pond floodplain forest of northwestern New Jersey occurs in solution sinkholes that developed on Allentown Dolomite bedrock with glacial till / bedrock surficial deposits. Soils are shallow silt loam or silty clay loam over bedrock and somewhat poorly drained. The closed-canopy deciduous forest is dominated by <i>Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Other associates may include <i>Carya alba (= Carya tomentosa), Carya cordiformis, Celtis occidentalis</i>, or <i>Quercus bicolor</i>. The most common shrub is <i>Cornus sericea</i>, with associates including <i>Ilex verticillata</i> and <i>Spiraea alba var. latifolia</i>. Vines include <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> and <i>Vitis riparia</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Scutellaria lateriflora, Symphyotrichum racemosum (= Aster racemosus), Lysimachia ciliata, Boehmeria cylindrica</i>, and <i>Carex granularis</i>. Associated herbs include <i>Acalypha rhomboidea, Carex bebbii, Carex pellita, Mentha arvensis, Onoclea sensibilis, Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum (= Panicum lanuginosum var. tennesseense)</i>, and <i>Thelypteris palustris</i>. This association is broadly similar to ~<i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica - (Juglans nigra, Platanus occidentalis)</i> Forest (CEGL006575)$$ but differs in its environmental setting (pond floodplain as opposed to alluvial floodplain). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31032.CEGL006901
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]
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  Common: Sinkhole Pond Floodplain Forest
  Translated: American Sycamore - Green Ash - American Elm / Red-osier Dogwood Forest
  Scientific: Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana / Cornus sericea Forest
  Code: CEGL006901