Name:
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tilia americana var. heterophylla - (Aesculus flava) / Actaea racemosa Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association encompasses mixed mesophytic forests of the low mountains and foothills, mostly below 610 m (2000 feet) elevation in the Southern Blue Ridge escarpment and adjacent Piedmont. This forest is dominated by <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, but other canopy species typically include <i>Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Fraxinus americana, Carya tomentosa, Aesculus flava, Halesia tetraptera, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> is not dominant, shrubs are sparse, if present. In the vicinity of the Chauga River, South Carolina, <i>Acer leucoderme</i> may dominate the understory. Ferns are often locally dominant, typically <i>Thelypteris noveboracensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Adiantum pedatum, Phegopteris hexagonoptera</i>, and <i>Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides</i>. The herb stratum is diverse and coverage is often scattered. Typical species include <i>Actaea pachypoda, Asarum canadense, Carex plantaginea, Carex austrocaroliniana, Actaea racemosa, Collinsonia canadensis, Goodyera pubescens, Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, Viola blanda, Galium latifolium, Galium circaezans, Trillium catesbaei, Maianthemum racemosum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Thalictrum thalictroides</i>, and <i>Monarda clinopodia</i>. This forest occurs on moderately steep, protected slopes and in coves, over nutrient-rich soils formed from colluvium. This association can have species with Piedmont affinities and lacks species typical of higher elevation cove forests, such as <i>Acer saccharum, Impatiens pallida, Clintonia umbellulata, Prosartes maculata, Polygonatum pubescens, Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus, Astilbe biternata, Veratrum viride</i>, and <i>Maianthemum canadense</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35541-{3EDA7ECF-B948-44B3-803D-D0ADFCEA66B0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
69
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