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Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum Glaciated Midwest Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum Glaciated Midwest Forest
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Description: This upland forest is found in the southern Great Lakes area of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on flat to rolling topography. In the southern parts of its range, it is more likely to be found on steeper slopes than in the northern portion. The soils are predominantly silt loam, loam, or sandy loam and develop over glacial till of Wisconsin age. The community is characterized by a dense to moderately dense canopy of deciduous trees, an absent to sparse shrub layer, and a moderately to well-developed herbaceous layer. The canopy is composed primarily of <i>Acer saccharum</i> and <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> is sometimes codominant, and <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Fraxinus americana, Ostrya virginiana, Quercus rubra, Tilia americana</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i> are often present in the canopy or subcanopy. <i>Diervilla lonicera, Euonymus obovatus, Lonicera canadensis, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (= Sambucus pubens)</i>, and <i>Viburnum</i> spp. are typical shrubs. The herbaceous layer is often diverse, typically including spring ephemerals. Common species include <i>Arisaema triphyllum (= Arisaema atrorubens), Dryopteris intermedia, Maianthemum canadense</i> (in northern stands), <i>Maianthemum racemosum, Osmorhiza claytonii, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Trillium grandiflorum</i>, and <i>Viola</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36923.CEGL005013
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: Beech - Maple Glaciated Forest
  Translated: American Beech - Sugar Maple Glaciated Midwest Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum Glaciated Midwest Forest
  Code: CEGL005013
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685222 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo