Name:
Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This silver maple - green ash - elm - cottonwood forest is found throughout the midwestern United States and parts of the eastern United States. Stands occur on medium to large, regularly flooded floodplains. The canopy cover is more-or-less closed and dominated by <i>Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Populus deltoides</i>. Associated species may include <i>Ulmus rubra, Acer negundo, Salix nigra, Celtis occidentalis</i>, and <i>Carya cordiformis</i>. More southward, <i>Platanus occidentalis</i> and <i>Betula nigra</i> may occur. The shrub and sapling layer is often open (<25% cover). Species that may be present include <i>Sambucus canadensis, Rubus occidentalis</i>, or <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. Woody and herbaceous vines can be prominent, including among the woody vines <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vitis riparia</i>. Herbaceous vine species include <i>Apios americana, Amphicarpaea bracteata</i>, and <i>Echinocystis lobata</i>. Herbaceous grasses, forbs, and ferns dominate the ground layer, including <i>Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (= Aster lateriflorus), Boehmeria cylindrica, Erythronium americanum, Solidago gigantea, Cinna arundinacea, Leersia virginica, Elymus virginicus, Impatiens pallida, Laportea canadensis, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Onoclea sensibilis, Pilea pumila, Urtica dioica</i>, and others. A variety of exotics may be present, including <i>Lysimachia</i> spp., <i>Microstegium vimineum, Polygonum cuspidatum, Rosa multiflora</i>, and <i>Lonicera japonica</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36631.CEGL002586
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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