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Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on creek and river margins and on lower or protected slopes. This association occurs in the Southern Blue Ridge and extends into adjacent ecoregions, such as the Cumberlands of Kentucky and Tennessee. This forest vegetation has a canopy dominated by <i>Pinus strobus</i>, sometimes codominating with <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>, occurring over a shrub stratum dominated by <i>Rhododendron maximum</i>. This is an evergreen forest, but deciduous trees may form a minor part of the canopy. Other minor canopy species may include <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula lenta, Magnolia fraseri</i> (within its range), <i>Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Tilia americana var. heterophylla</i>. Other shrub species may include <i>Kalmia latifolia, Leucothoe fontanesiana, Lindera benzoin</i>, and <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca</i>. Herbaceous cover is typically sparse. The Kentucky examples lack <i>Leucothoe fontanesiana</i> and have <i>Magnolia macrophylla</i> rather than <i>Magnolia fraseri</i>. Large stems of <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> may be present in stands of this vegetation. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35553.CEGL007102
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: Southern Appalachian Eastern Hemlock Forest (White Pine Type)
  Translated: Eastern White Pine - Eastern Hemlock / Great Laurel - (Highland Doghobble) Forest
  Scientific: Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest
  Code: CEGL007102
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688204 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo