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Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica Swamp Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica Swamp Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Forests in this alliance have variable canopy composition, but typical canopy species across the range of this alliance include <i>Acer rubrum var. trilobum</i> and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>; associated trees in the northern portion of the range may include <i>Picea rubens, Betula alleghaniensis, Tsuga canadensis</i>, and <i>Pinus strobus</i>. <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i> are characteristic in the southern portions of the range. These forests are nutrient-poor and generally acidic, and occur in basins and seepage areas. The alliance ranges from southern Vermont to the northern Coastal Plain of Virginia. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38310-{36B78422-1CF7-4EBA-A762-1C7A6BF7217B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.870954 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A2058
  Translated: Red Maple - Blackgum Swamp Forest Alliance
  Common: Red Maple - Blackgum Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica Swamp Forest Alliance