Name:
Liriodendron tulipifera / (Cercis canadensis) / (Lindera benzoin) Ruderal Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This ruderal or successional community dominated by <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> occurs in the Ridge and Valley of Tennessee and Virginia, the Interior Low Plateau of Kentucky, and the Central Appalachians, Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain regions of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Plots attributable to this type are also known from the Piedmont of Georgia. It may also occur in similar regions of Delaware. It is distinguished from other upland communities dominated by <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> by the presence of species associated with soils with moderately high base saturation levels (rich soils). Species found in stands attributable to this type may be fairly diverse and result in a varied composition. In addition to <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, other canopy species may include <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer saccharum, Aesculus flava, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus rubra, Acer rubrum, Robinia pseudoacacia, Juglans nigra, Halesia tetraptera, Fraxinus americana, Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia acuminata, Ulmus rubra, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Carya ovata</i>. Species often found in the subcanopy include <i>Acer saccharum, Cercis canadensis, Ulmus alata, Fraxinus americana, Morus rubra</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. Shrubs include saplings of the subcanopy and canopy species, as well as <i>Lindera benzoin, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Asimina triloba, Staphylea trifolia, Acer negundo</i>, and <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i>. Exotic shrubs, including <i>Rosa multiflora, Rubus phoenicolasius</i>, and <i>Lonicera japonica</i>, are present at some sites. Herb-layer species include the exotics <i>Microstegium vimineum, Alliaria petiolata</i>, and <i>Veronica hederifolia</i>, as well as <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax tamnoides, Actaea racemosa, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Laportea canadensis, Impatiens pallida, Hydrophyllum canadense, Adiantum pedatum, Polygonatum pubescens, Verbesina alternifolia, Amphicarpaea bracteata</i>, and <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35491-{779EC64C-A201-4CFF-907A-4F6FA7336C09}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
39
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