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Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Floodplain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Floodplain Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association was described from Cades Cove, a limestone window at 518 m (1700 feet) elevation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The description may need substantial revision with additional information. Similar vegetation could be found in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, or Missouri. This community occurs on broad flats along streams, within a landscape of pastures and fields. It is impacted by cattle grazing. The forest has a closed canopy dominated by <i>Platanus occidentalis, Acer negundo var. negundo, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Quercus imbricaria</i>. In some areas the canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus imbricaria</i> and <i>Prunus serotina</i>, and in other areas it may be dominated by <i>Juglans nigra</i> or <i>Juglans cinerea</i>. The subcanopy stratum is sparse and primarily composed of canopy species. The shrub stratum is sparse. The herb layer includes <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Impatiens pallida, Verbesina alternifolia, Phacelia purshii, Packera aurea, Carex intumescens, Iris</i> spp., and <i>Carex</i> spp. This alluvial forest can contain seasonally wet inclusions dominated by <i>Juncus effusus, Panicum</i> sp., and <i>Festuca</i> sp.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35589-{7B2646AE-02BF-4BB2-8720-5FF8CBD4F5F5} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-May-1995 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Platanus occidentalis - Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera Southern Appalachian Floodplain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684920 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007339   Translated: American Sycamore - Green Ash - Shingle Oak Floodplain Forest   Common: Montane Alluvial Forest (Cades Cove/Oconaluftee Type)   Scientific: Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Floodplain Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Forest (similar) CEGL007339 (similar) Platanus occidentalis - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Quercus imbricaria Forest