Name:
Acer saccharum - Quercus rubra / Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
These are forests of well-drained to moist and often on very rocky slopes. <i>Fraxinus americana</i> and <i>Acer saccharum</i> are common in the tree canopy, with <i>Quercus rubra, Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Quercus velutina, Tilia americana, Betula lenta</i>, and <i>Quercus alba</i> as associates. <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> can be occasional. <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> can form a prominent subcanopy. The shrub layer includes <i>Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum acerifolium, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus florida, Corylus cornuta</i>, and <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. The herb layer is often quite diverse with <i>Carex platyphylla, Carex pedunculata, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora, Actaea rubra, Polygonatum pubescens, Phegopteris hexagonoptera (= Thelypteris hexagonoptera), Viola rotundifolia, Thalictrum dioicum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (= Hepatica americana), Thalictrum thalictroides (= Anemonella thalictroides), Festuca subverticillata, Actaea pachypoda, Viola sororia, Arabis</i> spp., <i>Packera obovata (= Senecio obovatus)</i>, and <i>Arisaema triphyllum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31417.CEGL006046
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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