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Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: These forests occur with canopies dominated by <i>Tsuga caroliniana</i>, without admixtures of <i>Pinus</i> species, although <i>Quercus prinus</i> may be present as a minor component. Shrub strata tend to be dense and dominated by ericaceous species such as <i>Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron catawbiense</i>, and <i>Rhododendron minus</i>. Other minor components may include <i>Pinus virginiana, Pinus rigida, Pinus pungens, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>. Other characteristic species can include <i>Xerophyllum asphodeloides, Leucothoe recurva, Polypodium appalachianum, Smilax rotundifolia</i>. This forest occurs in the upper Piedmont and Southern Blue Ridge, on narrow ridges and upper north-facing rocky slopes.  Accession Code: VB.CC.35284.CEGL007139 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]		Names:   Common: Carolina Hemlock Forest (Typic Type)   Translated: Carolina Hemlock / Mountain Laurel - Catawba Rosebay Forest   Scientific: Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest   Code: CEGL007139   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685244 NatureServe Explorer