Name:
Acer saccharum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra Rocky Forest Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Canopy dominants of this semi-rich to rich rocky forest are <i>Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Tilia americana</i>. Canopy associates include <i>Carya ovata, Juglans cinerea, Ostrya virginiana, Quercus rubra</i>, and, less commonly, <i>Betula alleghaniensis</i> or <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. The open shrub layer is characterized by <i>Acer pensylvanicum, Rubus odoratus, Sambucus racemosa, Staphylea trifolia</i>, and, more rarely, <i>Cornus rugosa</i>. This community is characterized by a fairly diverse herbaceous flora. Typical herbs include <i>Adiantum pedatum, Allium tricoccum, Anemone quinquefolia, Aralia racemosa, Asarum canadense, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Cystopteris bulbifera, Dicentra cucullaria, Dryopteris goldieana, Sanguinaria canadensis</i>, and others. Characteristic graminoids include <i>Carex platyphylla, Carex sprengelii, Elymus hystrix</i>, and <i>Patis racemosa</i>. This association can grade into open talus woodland. This alliance occurs from southern New England to the Lake Erie-Lake Ontario ecoregion of southern Ontario south to the Allegheny and central Appalachian Mountains on circumneutral to calcareous talus slopes or shallow rocky soils.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39335-{C24E4117-C24C-4AB9-8A9B-EC4DDFF60FD1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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