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Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association comprises luxuriant mesophytic forests of sheltered ravines and slopes with base-rich soils in the northern portions of the Coastal Plain and adjacent Piedmont. In the Piedmont, these soils are typically derived from amphibolite and other mafic rocks, or metasedimentary rocks with basic intrusions. Coastal Plain habitats are in ravines that have downcut into Tertiary shell deposits or limesands. <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> and <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> are the principal canopy dominants, with <i>Carya cordiformis</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i> as constant associates. Additional trees that may be locally important are <i>Juglans nigra, Ulmus rubra, Quercus alba, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Fraxinus americana</i>. Stands typically have dense understories dominated by <i>Asimina triloba</i> and <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. Herb layers are lush, but tend to be characterized by patch-dominance of clonal forbs and ferns. <i>Podophyllum peltatum, Arisaema triphyllum, Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum</i>, and <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i> are widespread and abundant herbs. More locally abundant herbs include <i>Cystopteris protrusa, Deparia acrostichoides, Diplazium pycnocarpon, Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Nemophila aphylla</i>, and <i>Actaea pachypoda</i>. Many additional low-cover herbaceous species are present in plot-sampled stands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31310.CEGL006055 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]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688077 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Northern Coastal Plain / Piedmont Basic Mesic Hardwood Forest   Translated: American Beech - Tuliptree - Bitternut Hickory / Northern Spicebush / Mayapple Forest   Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest   Code: CEGL006055