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Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera / Galium concinnum - Carex laxiculmis Forest | Lea, C. 2003. Vegetation types i...
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Name: Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera / Galium concinnum - Carex laxiculmis Forest
Reference: Lea, C. 2003. Vegetation types i...
Description: This association is currently known from the Ridge and Valley province of Maryland. It occupies well-drained floodplains of small to medium-sized streams in areas underlain by sandstone and shale. Flooding likely varies from infrequent and ephemeral to periodically significant, with a return interval of 1 to 3 years. Soil samples collected from plots varied from sandy clay loams to sandy loams, with significant gravel content and relatively low base status. The vegetation is a predominantly deciduous forest with mixed and variable overstory dominance by combinations of <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, Tilia americana</i>, and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> is most constant in the overstory, while <i>Acer saccharum</i> is constant in various strata and has the highest mean cover across 8 plot samples. <i>Pinus strobus, Acer rubrum, Platanus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Magnolia acuminata</i> are relatively minor species that only occasionally approach 25% cover in an individual plot. <i>Lindera benzoin, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> are the most constant understory species. The herb layer is moderately diverse, with <i>Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Polystichum acrostichoides, Cardamine concatenata, Claytonia virginica, Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis, Ageratina altissima, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum, Galium concinnum, Uvularia sessilifolia, Solidago caesia</i>, and <i>Carex digitalis</i> all occurring in >75% of the plot samples. Species richness of 8 plot samples averaged 54 taxa per 400 square meters. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37311.CEGL006473
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: Central Appalachian Ridge and Valley Floodplain Forest
  Translated: Sugar Maple - Tuliptree / Shining Bedstraw - Spreading Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera / Galium concinnum - Carex laxiculmis Forest
  Code: CEGL006473
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.802059 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo