Name:
Tsuga canadensis - Acer rubrum - (Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica) / Rhododendron maximum / Sphagnum spp. Forest
Reference:
Description:
This palustrine forest has a closed or open canopy and an open to dense shrub layer, interspersed with small <i>Sphagnum</i>-herb dominated depressions. These forests are found throughout the Southern Blue Ridge, and in the Cumberland Mountains and Cumberland Plateau, at elevations below 1200 m (4000 feet), in poorly drained bottomlands, generally with visible microtopography of ridges and sloughs or depressions. It often occurs near streams and is undoubtedly occasionally flooded. The canopy is composed of various mixtures of evergreen and deciduous species, often dominated by <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i>, and less often by <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus strobus</i>, or <i>Pinus rigida</i>. The dominant shrubs are usually <i>Rhododendron maximum, Kalmia latifolia</i>, and <i>Leucothoe fontanesiana</i>, but other shrubs include <i>Salix nigra, Alnus serrulata, Ilex montana, Cornus amomum, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron vernix</i>. Herbs in <i>Sphagnum</i>-herb dominated openings include <i>Solidago patula var. patula, Symphyotrichum puniceum (= Aster puniceus), Dalibarda repens, Osmunda cinnamomea, Carex folliculata, Carex gynandra, Carex scabrata, Carex leptalea, Carex stricta, Sarracenia purpurea, Sagittaria latifolia (= var. pubescens)</i>, and <i>Leersia virginica</i>. Herbs in the forested areas include <i>Glyceria melicaria, Lycopodium obscurum, Onoclea sensibilis, Maianthemum canadense, Thelypteris noveboracensis</i>, and <i>Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.37524.CEGL007565
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
31
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