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Acer (rubrum, saccharinum) - Fraxinus spp. - Ulmus americana Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Acer (rubrum, saccharinum) - Fraxinus spp. - Ulmus americana Forest
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Description: This silver and red maple forest swamp community type occurs in the east-central United States and adjacent Canada. Stands occur in moist, deep (>100 cm), hydric soils associated with wetland depressions on level plains and floodplain backswamps. Soils are saturated for a few months of the growing season, but often are dry by late summer. Canopy cover is complete and dominated by <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum</i> (in parts of the range), <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. <i>Ulmus americana</i> was probably the dominant species in the type prior to the introduction of Dutch elm disease (<i>Ceratostomella ulmi</i>). <i>Quercus palustris</i> and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i> are also commonly encountered. The subcanopy consists primarily of <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Ulmus americana</i> underlain by a shrub layer which may contain a mixture of <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin, Sambucus canadensis, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum recognitum (= Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum)</i>, and <i>Alnus incana (ssp. rugosa</i> in parts of its range). The depth and duration of flooding and light penetrating the forest canopy regulate density and diversity found in the herbaceous layer. <i>Impatiens capensis, Arisaema triphyllum, Glyceria striata</i>, and a variety of <i>Juncus</i> spp. and <i>Carex</i> spp. are among the most common species encountered. <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> can form dense thickets within this forest in the southern parts of the range. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37127.CEGL005038
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Maple - Ash - Elm Swamp Forest
  Translated: (Red Maple, Silver Maple) - Ash species - American Elm Forest
  Scientific: Acer (rubrum, saccharinum) - Fraxinus spp. - Ulmus americana Forest
  Code: CEGL005038
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688421 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo