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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - (Quercus michauxii) - Acer rubrum Flatwoods Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - (Quercus michauxii) - Acer rubrum Flatwoods Forest
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Description: This lowland forest community is found in the United States in southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio. Stands occur on level, loess-covered glacial drift of Illinoisan age. Soils are poorly drained silt loams, with an impermeable layer beneath the topsoil that can slow drainage during wet periods, but impede accessibility of deeper water sources during droughty periods. The community has a moderately dense to dense canopy of deciduous trees. <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> is consistently common. Other common trees include <i>Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus palustris</i>, and <i>Quercus michauxii</i>. <i>Fraxinus americana</i> and <i>Quercus shumardii</i> may be present. <i>Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana, Lindera benzoin, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Sambucus canadensis</i> are common shrubs or small trees. <i>Vitis labrusca</i> is a common, and perhaps characteristic, vine. Abundant understory species include the ferns <i>Botrychium oneidense</i> and <i>Onoclea sensibilis</i> and the herbs <i>Chimaphila maculata, Cinna arundinacea, Impatiens capensis (= Impatiens biflora), Panax trifolius, Podophyllum peltatum</i>, and <i>Rubus hispidus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36935.CEGL005015
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 - Oak - Red Maple Flatwoods
  Translated: American Beech - White Oak - (Swamp Chestnut Oak) - Red Maple Flatwoods Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - (Quercus michauxii) - Acer rubrum Flatwoods Forest
  Code: CEGL005015
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685978 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo