Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus spp. - Acer rubrum - Juglans nigra Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This beech - hardwoods floodplain forest community is found in the central United States and adjacent Canada. Stands occur on high terraces of small stream floodplains. Soils are well-drained and at least partially alluvial in origin, flooding only occasionally. The closed, deciduous tree canopy has a mixed set of species, with few dominants. Typical constants include <i>Acer saccharum, Carya cordiformis, Celtis occidentalis, Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana, Juglans nigra, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus rubra, Tilia americana, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Ulmus rubra</i> among the more typical upland species, and <i>Acer negundo, Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Platanus occidentalis</i> among the more typical bottomland species. Perhaps the more dominant include <i>Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera, Platanus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. The tall shrubs, subcanopy trees, and vine species include <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Lindera benzoin, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. A wide variety of herbaceous species are found.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36968.CEGL005014
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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