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Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This deciduous forest community is found in the central midwestern United States on valley slopes and bottoms, often with northern or eastern aspects. Soils are moderately well-drained and moderate to deep silty and clay loams formed in loess, glacial till, or sandstone and limestone parent material. The most abundant tree species in this forest community are <i>Tilia americana, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. <i>Acer nigrum, Acer saccharum</i>, and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> are more common farther east. Other canopy associates include <i>Carya cordiformis, Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Juglans nigra</i>. <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> can also be a prominent subcanopy and sapling species. The shrub layer is variable and includes <i>Prunus virginiana, Sambucus canadensis, Viburnum prunifolium</i>, and others. Ground layer species include a rich mixture of herbaceous species, including <i>Adiantum pedatum, Arisaema triphyllum, Erythronium albidum, Geum canadense, Impatiens pallida, Polygonatum biflorum, Sanicula</i> spp., <i>Thalictrum dioicum</i>, and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37105.CEGL002061
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: Central Maple - Basswood Forest
  Translated: Sugar Maple - Black Maple - American Basswood - Northern Red Oak / Hophornbeam Forest
  Scientific: Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana Forest
  Code: CEGL002061
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688570 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo