Name:
Quercus bicolor - Acer rubrum / Carpinus caroliniana Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This swamp white oak floodplain forest of lower floodplains and terraces occurs within 50 km of the coast in New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. Sediments are silty, of marine or recent origin, and somewhat enriched. The canopy is characterized by <i>Quercus bicolor</i> as a dominant; <i>Acer rubrum</i> or <i>Acer saccharinum</i> may also be important in the canopy. Additional canopy or subcanopy associates include <i>Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Betula nigra</i>, and occasionally <i>Carya ovata</i>. An understory of <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> may be present. The shrub layer is characterized by some combination of <i>Cornus amomum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Viburnum dentatum, Ilex verticillata, Frangula alnus (= Rhamnus frangula), Rhamnus cathartica</i>, and <i>Viburnum lentago</i>. Vines are frequently present and may include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Menispermum canadense</i>, and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>. The lower floodplain is more poorly drained and characterized by <i>Carex stricta, Carex crinita, Boehmeria cylindrica, Iris versicolor, Lysimachia terrestris, Cinna arundinacea, Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda regalis</i>, and <i>Thelypteris palustris</i>, while the drier terrace is characterized by <i>Athyrium filix-femina, Elymus riparius, Carex debilis, Solidago rugosa</i>, and <i>Thelypteris noveboracensis</i>. Key diagnostic features include <i>Quercus bicolor</i> as a codominant canopy species.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31213.CEGL006386
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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