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Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association was described from Cades Cove, a limestone window at 518 m (1700 feet) elevation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The description may need substantial revision with additional information. Similar vegetation could be found in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, or Missouri. This community occurs on broad flats along streams, within a landscape of pastures and fields. It is impacted by cattle grazing. The forest has a closed canopy dominated by <i>Platanus occidentalis, Acer negundo var. negundo, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Quercus imbricaria</i>. In some areas the canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus imbricaria</i> and <i>Prunus serotina</i>, and in other areas it may be dominated by <i>Juglans nigra</i> or <i>Juglans cinerea</i>. The subcanopy stratum is sparse and primarily composed of canopy species. The shrub stratum is sparse. The herb layer includes <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Impatiens pallida, Verbesina alternifolia, Phacelia purshii, Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus), Carex intumescens, Iris</i> spp., and <i>Carex</i> spp. This alluvial forest can contain seasonally wet inclusions dominated by <i>Juncus effusus, Panicum</i> sp., and <i>Festuca</i> sp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35597.CEGL007339
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: Montane Alluvial Forest (Cades Cove/Oconaluftee Type)
  Translated: American Sycamore - Green Ash - Shingle Oak Forest
  Scientific: Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Forest
  Code: CEGL007339
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684920 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo