Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Aesculus flava Forest Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This group is composed of tall, productive and diverse forests primarily dominated by a diverse suite of deciduous broad-leaved trees of the unglaciated Appalachians, Piedmont, and Interior Low Plateau regions of the eastern United States. They range from about 125 m (400 feet) elevation to generally 1375 m (4500 feet), and occasionally to 1525 m (5000 feet) in the Southern Appalachians. They are best developed on lower slopes and in sheltered landforms, typically with northern to eastern exposures. Stands are most extensive, diverse and well-developed in the Central and Southern Appalachians, and in the Cumberland and Allegheny Plateaus. Examples in the Interior Low Plateau are somewhat less diverse in comparison, but are still the most diverse and productive forests in this particular region. The most typical and usually dominant forest tree species include <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Prunus serotina, Acer saccharum, Tilia americana</i> (both <i>var. americana</i> and <i>var. heterophylla</i>, the latter being especially characteristic), and <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. Other associates can include <i>Fraxinus americana, Juglans nigra</i>, and <i>Magnolia</i> spp. (e.g., <i>Magnolia acuminata, Magnolia tripetala, Magnolia macrophylla</i>). Stands are typically dominated by genera other than <i>Carya</i> and <i>Quercus</i>, although some species of these genera may be present, including <i>Carya cordiformis, Carya ovalis, Carya ovata, Quercus alba, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus pagoda, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Quercus shumardii</i>. A diverse herbaceous layer will contain species such as <i>Adiantum pedatum, Arisaema triphyllum, Galium</i> spp., <i>Osmorhiza claytonii, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Trillium</i> spp., and <i>Viola</i> spp.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39753-{17AFF866-74F8-4F67-9A7E-1C07D16D8D74}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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