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Betula alleghaniensis - Fagus grandifolia / Viburnum lantanoides / Eurybia chlorolepis - Dryopteris intermedia Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Betula alleghaniensis - Fagus grandifolia / Viburnum lantanoides / Eurybia chlorolepis - Dryopteris intermedia Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This is a broadly defined association meant to cover typical "northern hardwood forests" over 1220 m (4000 feet) elevation of the Southern Blue Ridge and the highest adjacent ridges of the Virginia Ridge and Valley. This deciduous forest association occurs on exposed landforms such as open, north-facing slopes. The canopy is dominated by various mixtures of <i>Betula alleghaniensis, Fagus grandifolia</i>, and sometimes <i>Aesculus flava</i>. In the northern part of the range, <i>Acer saccharum</i> can codominate in the canopy. Other canopy trees may be present but are of minor importance (e.g., <i>Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra, Halesia tetraptera var. monticola</i>). Common subcanopy trees include <i>Acer pensylvanicum, Acer spicatum, Amelanchier laevis</i>, and <i>Acer saccharum</i>. A shrub stratum may be absent to moderately dense. <i>Viburnum lantanoides</i> is a typical shrub. Other possible shrub species include, but are not limited to, <i>Hydrangea arborescens, Ilex montana, Rubus canadensis</i>, and <i>Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa</i>. Herbaceous cover can be dominated by sedges or ferns or be composed of a mixture of sedges, ferns, and other forbs. Typical herbaceous species include <i>Ageratina altissima var. roanensis, Eurybia chlorolepis, Arisaema triphyllum, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Carex pensylvanica, Dryopteris intermedia, Solidago curtisii, Stellaria pubera, Stellaria corei</i>, and <i>Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35536-{3A51419F-6D0A-43BC-860E-86204317DC2C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 103
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Feb-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687715 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007285
  Translated: Yellow Birch - American Beech / Hobblebush / Appalachian Heartleaf Aster - Intermediate Woodfern Forest
  Common: Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest (Typic Type)
  Scientific: Betula alleghaniensis - Fagus grandifolia / Viburnum lantanoides / Eurybia chlorolepis - Dryopteris intermedia Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL007285
(similar) Betula alleghaniensis - Fagus grandifolia - Aesculus flava / Viburnum lantanoides / Eurybia chlorolepis - Dryopteris intermedia Forest
(similar) Betula alleghaniensis - Fagus grandifolia - Aesculus flava / Viburnum lantanoides / Eurybia chlorolepis - Dryopteris intermedia Forest