Name:
Fraxinus nigra - Acer rubrum / Rhamnus alnifolia / Carex leptalea Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This closed-canopy deciduous swamp forest occurs in poorly drained depressions or seepage zones in the unglaciated portions of the Lower New England/Northern Piedmont, High Allegheny Plateau, and Central Appalachians ecoregions. This forest can occur as narrow zones to small inclusions to large swamps. Soils are generally mucky and without substantial peat development. It often occurs in areas of calcareous bedrock. The canopy is codominated by <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Fraxinus nigra</i> with associates such as <i>Betula alleghaniensis, Ulmus rubra, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Pinus strobus</i>. The understory is patchy, ranging from shrub-dominated to sedge-dominated. Shrubs include <i>Lindera benzoin, Toxicodendron vernix, Alnus incana, Salix</i> spp., and <i>Rhamnus alnifolia</i>. The herb layer is diverse with <i>Carex leptalea, Carex bromoides, Caltha palustris, Veratrum viride, Platanthera grandiflora, Geum rivale, Symplocarpus foetidus, Cypripedium reginae, Trollius laxus, Osmunda cinnamomea, Impatiens capensis, Cardamine bulbosa, Saxifraga pensylvanica, Dryopteris cristata, Carex lacustris</i>, and <i>Symplocarpus foetidus</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35670-{32CF5761-99E8-408E-AF29-BC1BC1CA4B1E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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