Name:
Liriodendron tulipifera - Quercus spp. Ruderal Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This broadly defined ruderal or successional community is one of several described upland associations dominated by <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>. It ranges from the southern Cumberland Plateau, Piedmont, and Interior Low Plateau of the southeastern U.S. north to the northern Piedmont of New Jersey. These successional forests often follow cropping, clearcut logging, or other severe disturbance, and are successional to mixed oak-hickory forests. Examples are common across large areas of the upland landscape which have previously been disturbed. Soils usually exhibit evidence of disturbance and may have little to no organic horizon development. They are typically acidic and well-drained, dry to moist sand, sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or silt loam. Environmental setting is variable, ranging from level to gently sloping uplands to well-drained floodplains and stream terraces. Species found in stands attributable to this type may include a fairly diverse and varied composition. <i>Acer rubrum, Quercus</i> spp., <i>Betula lenta, Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer saccharum</i>, and occasionally <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Ilex opaca</i>, or <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> may be common in stands of this type. Where oaks are present, they are frequently multi-stemmed, resulting from coppicing. The conifer <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> is abundant in the understories of some stands. Shrub composition is variable but may include <i>Sambucus canadensis, Rhododendron maximum, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. Herbs are likewise variable; West Virginia samples feature <i>Dioscorea quaternata, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Maianthemum racemosum, Solidago curtisii, Symphyotrichum prenanthoides, Polystichum acrostichoides, Dryopteris intermedia, Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum, Packera aurea, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Lycopodium digitatum</i>, and <i>Geranium maculatum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.34981.CEGL007221
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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