Name:
Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana - Tilia americana - Liriodendron tulipifera / Actaea racemosa Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This is a rich mesic, deciduous forest of the High Alleghenies, Western Allegheny Plateau, and Central Appalachians south to the Cumberlands of eastern Kentucky. Stands occur in coves, on slope bases, lower slopes, in middle- to upper-slope coves. Soils are typically deep, fertile, moderately to well-drained and are often derived from calcareous parent materials, with textures including sands, loams, and silt loams. The canopy is dominated by <i>Acer saccharum</i> with <i>Fraxinus americana, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Tilia americana</i> being very characteristic. Associated canopy trees include <i>Quercus rubra, Ostrya virginiana, Ulmus rubra, Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta, Fagus grandifolia, Juglans nigra, Carya cordiformis</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i>. The shrub layer is of variable composition, characterized by <i>Cornus alternifolia, Hamamelis virginiana, Asimina triloba, Lonicera canadensis, Rhododendron periclymenoides (= Rhododendron nudiflorum)</i>, and <i>Viburnum acerifolium</i>. <i>Lindera benzoin</i> is sparse to absent. The herb layer is diverse and made up of <i>Adiantum pedatum, Asarum canadense, Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Cardamine</i> spp. (= <i>Dentaria</i> spp.), <i>Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (= Hepatica americana), Hydrophyllum virginianum, Elymus hystrix (= Hystrix patula), Osmorhiza</i> spp., <i>Trillium grandiflorum, Viola</i> spp., <i>Dryopteris marginalis, Botrychium virginianum, Anemone quinquefolia, Geranium maculatum, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Sanguinaria canadensis, Claytonia virginica, Allium tricoccum, Cardamine concatenata, Arisaema triphyllum</i>, and <i>Laportea canadensis</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31424.CEGL006237
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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