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Fagus grandifolia - Betula lenta - Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer saccharum Forest | Fike, J. 1999. Terrestrial and p...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Betula lenta - Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer saccharum Forest
Reference: Fike, J. 1999. Terrestrial and p...
Description: This mid- to lower slope deciduous forest of the mid-Atlantic region occurs on deep soils that are not strongly acidic. The tree canopy is characterized by a mixture of <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Fagus grandifolia, Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Betula lenta</i>, and other associated species, including <i>Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Carya alba (= Carya tomentosa)</i>. The subcanopy, where present, is characterized by <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus florida</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. Common species of the shrub layer include <i>Hamamelis virginiana</i> and <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Podophyllum peltatum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Botrychium virginianum, Dicentra cucullaria, Dicentra canadensis, Allium tricoccum</i>, and <i>Claytonia virginica</i>. Associated herbs may include <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Ageratina altissima var. altissima</i>, and <i>Arisaema triphyllum</i>. Invasive species such as <i>Berberis thunbergii, Elaeagnus umbellata, Rosa multiflora</i>, and <i>Alliaria petiolata</i> may be present and locally abundant in the shrub and herb layers. This vegetation type often occurs on land where evidence of past agriculture or silviculture is visible. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31446.CEGL006296
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Common: Tuliptree - Beech - Maple Forest
  Translated: American Beech - Sweet Birch - Tuliptree - Sugar Maple Forest
  Code: CEGL006296
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Betula lenta - Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer saccharum Forest