Name:
Quercus palustris - Acer rubrum / Carex grayi - Geum canadense Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This freely drained floodplain forest occurs along smaller rivers in southern New England and the northern Piedmont. The setting can range from high terraces to any broad flat area with diffuse or braided drainage. The canopy is comprised of <i>Quercus palustris, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana</i>, and occasionally <i>Quercus bicolor, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra, Carya cordiformis, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and/or <i>Platanus occidentalis</i>. More typically upland trees sometimes found on these terraces include <i>Quercus alba, Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghaniensis, Pinus strobus</i>, and <i>Acer saccharum</i>. <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> may be present as a small tree. The shrub layer includes <i>Lindera benzoin, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus amomum, Cornus obliqua</i>, or <i>Sambucus canadensis</i>. The herbaceous layer is variable in composition and usually dense. It can have abundant sedges, including <i>Carex lurida, Carex crinita, Carex intumescens, Carex rosea, Carex prasina, Carex lupulina</i>, or <i>Carex grayi</i>, with additional species such as <i>Cinna arundinacea, Leersia virginica, Panax trifolius, Symplocarpus foetidus, Geum canadense, Polygonum virginianum (= Tovara virginiana), Impatiens</i> spp., <i>Onoclea sensibilis, Athyrium filix-femina, Arisaema triphyllum, Iris versicolor, Viola sororia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. <i>Berberis thunbergii</i> and <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> are common invasive species in these forests.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31282.CEGL006185
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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