Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Acer floridanum - Quercus muehlenbergii / Sanguinaria canadensis Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These rich mesophytic to submesophytic forests of calcareous ravines are found in the southeastern Virginia Coastal Plain and possibly the adjacent Piedmont. Habitats are north- to east-facing slopes and adjacent low interfluves downcut into Tertiary shell deposits or lime sands, including the Pliocene marine shell deposits of the calcium-rich Yorktown Formation. The canopies of stands of this association are typically dominated by variable combinations of <i>Fagus grandifolia, Acer floridanum, Quercus rubra, Quercus muehlenbergii, Tilia americana var. americana, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Quercus alba</i>. Although generally not as constant or abundant as <i>Fagus grandifolia, Acer floridanum</i>, and <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> occur in over two-thirds of the plot samples and are good diagnostic species. Characteristic or locally important understory species include <i>Asimina triloba, Magnolia tripetala, Ulmus rubra, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Cornus alternifolia, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis</i>, and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i>. Common herbs are <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Asarum canadense, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Arisaema triphyllum, Actaea racemosa, Cardamine concatenata, Sanguinaria canadensis, Adiantum pedatum, Packera aurea</i>, and <i>Luzula acuminata ssp. carolinae</i>. The grass <i>Brachyelytrum erectum</i> is abundant and characteristic of more submesic habitats (e.g., convex north slopes) occupied by the type. Related vegetation occurs in the southern Piedmont of Virginia (Charlotte County).
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35464-{5E966F95-9900-4C8B-933A-441C084339C7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
24
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