Name:
Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera - Fraxinus americana / Staphylea trifolia Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This rich, closed-canopy forest type is described from the southern Ridge and Valley in Tennessee, where it is found on steep to very steep north-facing, rocky-bottomed ephemeral and intermittent creeks, over soils weathered from calcareous shale and calcareous sandstone. This community is dominated by some combination of <i>Acer saccharum, Liriodendron tulipifera</i> and <i>Fraxinus americana</i>. Canopy associates can include <i>Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Fagus grandifolia, Juglans nigra, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Aesculus flava</i>, and <i>Asimina triloba</i>. <i>Quercus prinus, Quercus muehlenbergii, Celtis occidentalis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus rubra</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i> may also be present. The relatively dense tall-shrub stratum includes <i>Staphylea trifolia, Lindera benzoin, Carpinus caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Cercis canadensis</i> and <i>Asimina triloba</i>. The sparse to moderately dense herbaceous stratum includes <i>Asarum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Sanguinaria canadensis, Actaea racemosa, Viola</i> spp., <i>Impatiens pallida, Impatiens capensis, Arundinaria gigantea, Polystichum acrostichoides</i>, and <i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36383.CEGL006201
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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