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Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis / Ilex montana / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis / Ilex montana / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community type is known only from seven locations in the Northern Blue Ridge and Ridge and Valley regions of west-central Virginia. It occurs in a narrow elevation range from 900-1170 m (3000-3840 feet). Sites are located on mesic to locally wet-mesic, lower slopes and terraces bordering small perennial streams and seeps in hollow-head concavities and ravines. Most sites for this community have a southerly aspect, and slopes are gentle. The overstory is dominated by <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>, with locally codominant <i>Betula alleghaniensis</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. <i>Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia acuminata, Nyssa sylvatica, Prunus serotina</i>, and <i>Quercus alba</i> are minor overstory and understory associates. Young <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> tends to dominate the lower tree layers. <i>Rhododendron catawbiense</i> dominates the shrub layer in moderately dense to very dense colonies. <i>Ilex montana</i> and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i> are constant, low-cover shrub associates. Few herbs occur in the type.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36573-{521111F4-5179-4F0C-9431-ABE68284EBE5} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 6
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 24-Feb-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga canadensis - Betula lenta - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686552 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008513   Translated: Eastern Hemlock - Yellow Birch / Mountain Holly / Catawba Rosebay Forest   Common: Eastern Hemlock / Catawba Rhododendron Forest   Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis / Ilex montana / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Tsuga canadensis - (Betula alleghaniensis, Quercus rubra) / Ilex montana / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest (similar) Tsuga canadensis - (Betula alleghaniensis, Quercus rubra) / Ilex montana / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest (similar) CEGL008513