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Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum - Quercus bicolor - Acer rubrum Flatwoods Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum - Quercus bicolor - Acer rubrum Flatwoods Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This community is found in the central midwestern United States and possibly adjacent Canada. Stands occur on flat to undulating till or clay plains with imperfectly to poorly drained and aerated soils. This community is dominated by trees that can be found in both upland and lowland sites. Among the most common are <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus bicolor, Quercus macrocarpa</i>, and <i>Ulmus rubra</i>. Associates include <i>Carya ovata, Carya cordiformis, Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus rubra, Quercus shumardii</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Typical shrub species include <i>Asimina triloba, Euonymus obovatus</i>, and <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Arisaema triphyllum (= Arisaema atrorubens), Actaea pachypoda, Circaea x intermedia (= Circaea canadensis), Galium</i> spp., and <i>Pilea pumila</i>, among others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36924.CEGL005173
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 - Hardwoods Till Plain Flatwoods
  Translated: American Beech - Sugar Maple - Swamp White Oak - Red Maple Flatwoods Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum - Quercus bicolor - Acer rubrum Flatwoods Forest
  Code: CEGL005173
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687841 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo