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Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs on creek and river margins and on lower or protected slopes. This association occurs in the Southern Blue Ridge and extends into adjacent ecoregions, such as the Cumberlands of Kentucky and Tennessee. This forest vegetation has a canopy dominated by <i>Pinus strobus</i>, sometimes codominating with <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>, occurring over a shrub stratum dominated by <i>Rhododendron maximum</i>. This is an evergreen forest, but deciduous trees may form a minor part of the canopy. Other minor canopy species may include <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula lenta, Magnolia fraseri</i> (within its range), <i>Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Tilia americana var. heterophylla</i>. Other shrub species may include <i>Kalmia latifolia, Leucothoe fontanesiana, Lindera benzoin</i>, and <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca</i>. Herbaceous cover is typically sparse. The Kentucky examples lack <i>Leucothoe fontanesiana</i> and have <i>Magnolia macrophylla</i> rather than <i>Magnolia fraseri</i>. Large stems of <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> may be present in stands of this vegetation.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35414-{D9ADBB26-036D-44BA-BBF6-1446D9386E0B} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 61
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 11-Feb-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688204 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007102   Translated: Eastern White Pine - Eastern Hemlock / Great Laurel - (Highland Doghobble) Forest   Common: Southern Appalachian Eastern Hemlock Forest (White Pine Type)   Scientific: Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007102 (similar) Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest (similar) Pinus strobus - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest