Name:
Quercus rubra - Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera / Hamamelis virginiana Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This closed-canopy, dry-mesic deciduous forest occurs on deep, moist to well-drained loams and silt loams on northern and eastern midslopes and coves. The canopy is dominated by a variety of oaks, hickories and conifers, including <i>Quercus rubra, Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Betula lenta, Carya alba (= Carya tomentosa), Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, with notable presence of <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> and/or <i>Pinus strobus</i>. The subcanopy and shrub layer consists of <i>Ostrya virginiana, Carpinus caroliniana, Kalmia latifolia, Hamamelis virginiana, Vaccinium pallidum, Amelanchier laevis, Lindera benzoin, Viburnum acerifolium</i>, and <i>Viburnum recognitum</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Maianthemum racemosum (= Smilacina racemosa), Gaultheria procumbens, Mitchella repens, Chimaphila maculata, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Maianthemum canadense</i>, and <i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31283.CEGL006566
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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