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Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Brachyelytrum erectum Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Brachyelytrum erectum Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Flashy, sugar maple-dominated floodplain forests on high-gradient or submontane portions of major rivers in northern New England. Floods tend to be short-duration and high-disturbance events. Soils are alluvial sands or sandy loams over coarser substrates, sometimes interspersed with buried organic layers. <i>Acer saccharum</i> dominates the canopy, with other upland trees including <i>Quercus rubra</i> and <i>Betula alleghaniensis</i>. <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> is a common smaller tree. Shrubs are minor. The herb layer is lush, and features <i>Brachyelytrum erectum, Carex intumescens, Solidago caesia</i>, and <i>Danthonia spicata</i>. Unlike other floodplain forests, ferns are limited. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31050.CEGL006504
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
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  Common: High-gradient Hardwood Floodplain Forest
  Scientific: Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Brachyelytrum erectum Forest
  Code: CEGL006504
  Translated: Sugar Maple / Hophornbeam / Bearded Shorthusk Forest