Name:
Acer saccharum - Quercus rubra / Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These are forests of well-drained to moist sites and often found on very rocky slopes. They are currently described from central and southern New England, extending to adjacent Canada and south to New Jersey. <i>Fraxinus americana</i> and <i>Acer saccharum</i> are common in the tree canopy, with <i>Quercus rubra, Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Quercus velutina, Tilia americana, Betula lenta</i>, and <i>Quercus alba</i> as associates. <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> can be occasional. <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> can form a prominent subcanopy. The shrub layer includes <i>Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum acerifolium, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus florida, Corylus cornuta</i>, and <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. The herb layer is often quite diverse with <i>Carex platyphylla, Carex pedunculata, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora, Actaea rubra, Polygonatum pubescens, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Viola rotundifolia, Thalictrum dioicum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Thalictrum thalictroides, Festuca subverticillata, Actaea pachypoda, Viola sororia, Arabis</i> spp., <i>Packera obovata</i>, and <i>Arisaema triphyllum</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34696-{152EF201-497D-4E43-BC17-DA504ED9AB35}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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