Name:
Tsuga canadensis - (Fagus grandifolia, Tilia americana var. heterophylla) / Magnolia tripetala Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association represents mixed forests of lower slopes, coves, etc. dominated by Tsuga canadensis and mesic hardwood species, occurring in the Cumberland Mountains and Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, the Southern Ridge and Valley of Tennessee, the Northern Ridge and Valley and Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia and potentially southwestern Pennsylvania. It may range into extreme northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama, Deciduous associates, which may vary widely in relative frequency, include <i>Fagus grandifolia, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Acer saccharum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus americana, Carya ovata</i>, and <i>Magnolia acuminata</i>. The relative proportion of <i>Tsuga</i> and the various hardwood species may vary greatly; individual stands may be strongly dominated by <i>Tsuga</i>, or <i>Tsuga</i> may share dominance with one or more of the hardwoods. <i>Aesculus flava</i> and/or <i>Magnolia tripetala</i> may be present in the canopy or subcanopy, respectively, but these characteristic species may not be dominant in the particular stratum. Some important shrubs include <i>Rhododendron maximum</i> (which may dominate shrub layers of some stands), <i>Rhododendron catawbiense</i> (within its range), <i>Ribes cynosbati, Asimina triloba, Hydrangea arborescens, Viburnum acerifolium</i>, and the lianas <i>Aristolochia macrophylla</i> and <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i>. Ferns are diverse and abundant. Mesic herbaceous components include <i>Dryopteris marginalis, Dryopteris intermedia, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Athyrium filix-femina, Arisaema triphyllum, Asarum canadense, Carex plantaginea, Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, Maianthemum racemosum, Mitchella repens, Phacelia bipinnatifida, Sanguinaria canadensis, Tiarella cordifolia</i>, and <i>Trillium</i> spp.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36474-{B3064CCA-950F-47E1-8674-1DF93F79C696}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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