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Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This sugar maple - mixed hardwood community type is found in western New York and eastern Ontario. Stands occur on exposed limestone bedrock, such as cliff rims and near alvars, where soil is shallow. In alvar areas canopy cover varies from 30-70%, with the mean closer to 60%, and deciduous cover is generally greater than 75%. Canopy dominance is variable, with <i>Acer saccharum, Ostrya virginiana, Carya ovata</i>, and <i>Quercus rubra</i> typically present. The shrub layer is sparse. Herbaceous layer is rich, including <i>Waldsteinia fragarioides, Trillium grandiflorum, Toxicodendron radicans, Phlox divaricata, Carex buxbaumii, Carex pensylvanica</i>, and others. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33824-{2165FF79-3695-4D41-B067-BD977E97645B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-Aug-1998 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688642 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005059
  Translated: Sugar Maple - Hophornbeam - Shagbark Hickory - Northern Red Oak Limestone Woodland
  Common: Mixed Hardwood Limestone Woodland
  Scientific: Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL005059
(similar) Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland
(similar) Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland