Name:
Betula alleghaniensis - Acer saccharum - Aesculus flava / Acer pensylvanicum / Trillium grandiflorum Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
The canopy of this type has several codominants, including <i>Acer saccharum, Aesculus flava, Betula alleghaniensis, Prunus serotina var. serotina</i>, and <i>Tilia americana var. heterophylla</i> with lesser amounts of <i>Carya</i> sp., <i>Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia fraseri</i>, and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. This association has a very lush herb layer developed on deep soils over level bedded sandstone, shale, and coal, including many species typical of rich forests in the region, such as <i>Caulophyllum thalictroides, Laportea canadensis, Maianthemum racemosum</i>, and <i>Trillium grandiflorum</i>. However, species characteristic of this type include <i>Angelica triquinata, Carex appalachica, Carex leptonervia, Carex roanensis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Eupatorium steelei, Lilium superbum, Maianthemum canadense, Melanthium parviflorum (= Veratrum parviflorum), Platanthera psycodes, Solidago curtisii, Solidago puberula, Solidago roanensis, Streptopus lanceolatus (= Streptopus roseus)</i>, and <i>Trillium undulatum</i>. This association as defined is presently known only from Kentucky, where it is apparently restricted to the highest elevations of Black Mountain (above around 900 m [3000 feet] on north- and east-facing slopes, and slightly higher on west- and south-facing slopes) in the Cumberland Mountains of the extreme southeastern part of that state.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36305.CEGL004417
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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