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Acer (rubrum, saccharinum) - Ulmus americana Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer (rubrum, saccharinum) - Ulmus americana Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This is a floodplain community that occurs often as a linear band within lower alluvial terraces, backwaters, bars, and islands of minor rivers and smaller tributaries, creeks and drainages. The terrain is relatively flat, and hummock-and-hollow microtopography is absent or poorly developed. The canopy is typically dominated by either <i>Acer rubrum</i> or, less commonly, by <i>Acer saccharinum</i>. <i>Ulmus americana</i> occurs as an associate in the canopy and/or subcanopy. <i>Fraxinus americana</i> (to the north) or <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i> (to the south) may also be present in the subcanopy. The shrub layer is generally sparse, containing canopy species and occasional wetland shrubs such as <i>Cornus amomum, Vaccinium corymbosum, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin</i>, and <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>. <i>Onoclea sensibilis</i> and <i>Boehmeria cylindrica</i> are characteristic in the herb layer. Other herbs that may be present include <i>Impatiens capensis, Phalaris arundinacea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Carex crinita, Lythrum salicaria, Cinna arundinacea</i>, and <i>Matteuccia struthiopteris</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31415.CEGL006975
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.2.688249 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Small River Maple - Elm Floodplain Forest
  Translated: (Red Maple, Silver Maple) - American Elm Forest
  Scientific: Acer (rubrum, saccharinum) - Ulmus americana Forest
  Code: CEGL006975