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Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These are forests of lower or protected slopes and terraces with <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> occurring over a dense to patchy shrub stratum of <i>Rhododendron maximum</i>. In the southern Appalachians, this forest occurs at elevations greater than 550 m (1800 feet). In Kentucky, disturbed areas may have abundant <i>Betula lenta</i> and <i>Betula alleghaniensis</i> in the subcanopy. Other canopy species of minor importance may include <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Pinus strobus, Betula lenta, Magnolia fraseri, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Fraxinus americana</i>; these would total less than 25% of the canopy cover. In the Southern Blue Ridge, <i>Leucothoe fontanesiana</i> is often a shrub component and sometimes occurs densely. Other typical shrubs can include <i>Ilex opaca, Clethra acuminata</i>, and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. Herbs are sparse to moderate, depending on the shrub cover. Typical herbs include <i>Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Medeola virginiana, Hexastylis shuttleworthii, Mitchella repens, Polystichum acrostichoides, Viola blanda</i>, and <i>Galax urceolata</i>. Bryophyte cover is often dense. Stands in the southern Cumberlands of Kentucky and Tennessee would lack <i>Leucothoe fontanesiana</i>; instead, <i>Clethra acuminata</i> is a characteristic shrub of these stands. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35440-{E13F1F67-AC53-4BFB-9B09-F62462E5D5D7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 64
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686312 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007136
  Translated: Eastern Hemlock / Great Laurel - (Mountain Sweet-pepperbush, Highland Doghobble) Forest
  Common: Southern Appalachian Eastern Hemlock Forest (Typic Type)
  Scientific: Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest
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(similar) Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest
(similar) Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest
(similar) CEGL007136