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Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata / Chasmanthium latifolium Piedmont River Levee Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata / Chasmanthium latifolium Piedmont River Levee Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest occurs on natural levees of large to medium floodplains in the Piedmont region. Soils are sandy and generally very fertile. Flooding is fairly frequent but generally of short duration. Characteristic levee forest trees dominate or are at least abundant, particularly <i>Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Celtis laevigata</i>, and <i>Acer negundo</i>. Other frequent or abundant species include <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Carya cordiformis</i>. Frequent understory trees include <i>Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Asimina triloba, Cornus florida</i>, and canopy species. The shrub layer is often moderate to dense, with <i>Lindera benzoin, Arundinaria gigantea, Aesculus sylvatica, Asimina triloba, Ilex decidua</i>, or the exotic shrub <i>Ligustrum sinense</i> abundant. Vines are often abundant. The herbaceous layer is usually dense. <i>Elymus virginicus</i> or <i>Chasmanthium latifolium</i> often dominate. Other frequent herbs include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex</i> spp. <i>Galium aparine, Polygonum virginianum (= Persicaria virginiana), Sanicula canadensis, Verbesina occidentalis</i>, and <i>Viola</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34752.CEGL007013
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]
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  Common: Piedmont Levee Forest
  Translated: Green Ash - American Sycamore - Sugarberry / Indian Woodoats Piedmont River Levee Forest
  Scientific: Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata / Chasmanthium latifolium Piedmont River Levee Forest
  Code: CEGL007013