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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Cornus florida Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Cornus florida Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Forests in this mid-Atlantic alliance occur in non-montane or low-elevation mesic situations, from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania south to portions of Virginia. The tree canopy is characterized by a mixture of <i>Fagus grandifolia, Quercus rubra, Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus alba</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. <i>Cornus florida</i> is a constant understory tree, often associated with <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i>. <i>Viburnum acerifolium</i> is a common shrub. The herb layer is of variable cover and diversity; it can be relatively lush with such species as <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Podophyllum peltatum, Arisaema triphyllum, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Mitchella repens, Uvularia perfoliata</i>, and others. These forests often occur on concave and sheltered landforms, such as north-facing slopes, low slopes, high terraces along streams, and possibly other situations. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38308-{D9AECBBC-3B3F-4B8C-9994-515880B6AC74}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Aug-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.841993 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2054
  Translated: American Beech - Northern Red Oak / Flowering Dogwood Forest Alliance
  Common: Northeastern Mesic Beech - Oak Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Cornus florida Forest Alliance