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Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - Magnolia fraseri / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - Magnolia fraseri / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association includes forests dominated by <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> and <i>Halesia tetraptera var. monticola</i>, occurring in restricted montane areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This forest is found on protected, lower slopes and coves at elevations of 854 to 1403 m (2800-4600 feet). The most important canopy trees are <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> and <i>Halesia tetraptera var. monticola</i>, although <i>Magnolia fraseri</i> or <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> can have high canopy coverage in some examples. Some occurrences have dense, tall-shrub strata dominated by <i>Rhododendron maximum</i>, while other occurrences have a more open shrub stratum with greater herbaceous cover, often dominated by <i>Dryopteris intermedia</i>. Other subcanopy/shrub species may include <i>Acer pensylvanicum, Acer saccharum, Acer rubrum, Amelanchier laevis, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta</i>, and <i>Prunus pensylvanica</i>. Other common herbaceous species include <i>Mitchella repens, Medeola virginiana, Polystichum acrostichoides, Solidago curtisii, Viola blanda</i>, and <i>Viola hastata</i>. <i>Rubus canadensis</i> is also common. This community is distinguished from ~<i>Liriodendron tulipifera - Betula lenta - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum</i> Forest (CEGL007543)$$ by not having <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> as an important component and by generally occurring at higher elevations (over 915 m [3000 feet]). This community is distinguished from ~<i>Betula alleghaniensis - (Tsuga canadensis) / Rhododendron maximum / (Leucothoe fontanesiana)</i> Forest (CEGL007861)$$ by occurring on more protected sites and having more diverse tree and herb strata. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35882-{90AC1167-A357-4167-B043-9B92AADF09DA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 68
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-Feb-1998 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689569 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007693
  Translated: Eastern Hemlock - Mountain Silverbell - Mountain Magnolia / Great Laurel / Intermediate Woodfern Forest
  Common: Southern Appalachian Acidic Cove Forest (Silverbell Type)
  Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - Magnolia fraseri / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - (Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia fraseri) / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest
(similar) CEGL007693
(similar) Tsuga canadensis - Halesia tetraptera - (Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia fraseri) / Rhododendron maximum / Dryopteris intermedia Forest