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Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This community occurs along streams and on protected slopes in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. It can also occur on xeric ridges and sideslopes, or sites which have been subjected to extreme crown fires or other catastrophic disturbance that has removed the canopy. It is a broad-leaved, evergreen shrubland, dominated by <i>Rhododendron maximum</i> which forms a continuous, dense shrub canopy up to 5 m tall. <i>Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron minus</i>, and <i>Rhododendron catawbiense</i> may also occur as components of the shrub stratum. Shrub vegetation beneath the upper shrub canopy may be open to dense depending on the stand's age and topographic setting. The ground layer is dominated by leaf litter or bare soil, although scattered herbs and woody seedlings do occur. Seedlings and saplings of <i>Rhododendron maximum, Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Betula alleghaniensis</i>, and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> are common and typical herbs include <i>Dryopteris intermedia, Heuchera villosa, Viola</i> spp., <i>Thelypteris noveboracensis, Listera smallii</i>, and <i>Galax urceolata</i>. This shrubland is typical along streams and on mesic, unexposed, often north-facing slopes at elevations of approximately 300-1100 m (1000-3000 feet), but can also occur on steep slopes and ridges where natural disturbances have removed the canopy. Soils supporting this community are typically acidic. Occurrences at edges of streams may flood during rainy seasons. This community can occur as the result of disturbance and will succeed to forest with an ericaceous understory without some form of disturbance. This community may have scattered woody species that are greater than 5 m tall but with generally less than 10% total cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.35636.CEGL003819 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 Rhododendron Thicket   Translated: Great Laurel Upland Shrubland   Scientific: Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland   Code: CEGL003819   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687995 NatureServe Explorer