Name:
Betula lenta - Acer rubrum / Lycopodium annotinum - Dennstaedtia punctilobula Ruderal Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This vegetation type is associated with generally infertile sites that have been altered by logging and fires. Its distribution is centered in the Central Appalachians. Stands are floristically depauperate and characterized by even-aged, nearly pure <i>Betula lenta, Acer rubrum</i>, or mixtures of the two. Associated species, minor in importance, vary somewhat with geography and include <i>Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus americana, Fagus grandifolia, Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra, Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Liriodendron tulipifera, Populus tremuloides, Populus grandidentata</i>, and/or <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i>. <i>Magnolia acuminata</i> and <i>Magnolia fraseri</i> are sometimes associates in the southern portion of the range. The subcanopy, when developed, consists mainly of <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> forms a scattered canopy or understory in some stands. <i>Ilex montana</i> is a characteristic shrub in the southern portion of the type's range, and <i>Lindera benzoin</i> is typical elsewhere. Shrub associates include <i>Kalmia latifolia, Acer pensylvanicum, Hamamelis virginiana, Amelanchier arborea, Viburnum prunifolium, Fagus</i> sprouts, <i>Rhododendron calendulaceum, Rhododendron periclymenoides</i>, and <i>Rhododendron maximum</i>. Herb layers may be dominated by dense and extensive colonies of <i>Lycopodium annotinum</i>, often in association with <i>Lycopodium dendroideum, Lycopodium clavatum</i>, and/or <i>Lycopodium digitatum</i>, or by <i>Dennstaedtia punctilobula</i>. Herbaceous associates include <i>Thelypteris noveboracensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Carex swanii</i>, and others.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36564-{76BB363A-4403-4DE7-8F40-B075CC038D91}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
26
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