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Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin - Arundinaria gigantea / Amphicarpaea bracteata Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin - Arundinaria gigantea / Amphicarpaea bracteata Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest occurs on infrequently flooded, base-rich alluvial terraces along small streams in the upper southeastern United States. In addition to <i>Platanus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata</i>, and <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, other dominants of the closed canopy can include <i>Acer negundo, Juglans nigra, Acer saccharum</i>, and <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>. Several other canopy components are possible. Midstory components include <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Acer barbatum, Ulmus rubra</i>, and <i>Tilia americana</i>. The understory is often dominated by <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. The ground cover flora is variable in composition and cover. Ground cover components include <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Elymus virginicus, Verbesina occidentalis, Verbesina virginica, Verbesina alternifolia, Viola</i> sp., <i>Chasmanthium latifolium, Polygonum virginianum, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Boehmeria cylindrica</i>, and <i>Laportea canadensis</i>. This community is reported to have a rich herbaceous flora in the spring. The invasive exotics <i>Glechoma hederacea, Ligustrum sinense</i>, and <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> may invade examples of this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35599.CEGL008429
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Rich Levee Mixed Hardwood Bottomland Forest
  Translated: American Sycamore - Sugarberry - Tuliptree / Northern Spicebush - Giant Cane / American Hog-peanut Forest
  Scientific: Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin - Arundinaria gigantea / Amphicarpaea bracteata Forest
  Code: CEGL008429
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683393 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo