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Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Platanus occidentalis Floodplain Forest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Platanus occidentalis Floodplain Forest Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group includes floodplain forests in the central and eastern United States and into southern Ontario, Canada. Stands are dominated by broad-leaved deciduous trees with a closed to moderately open canopy. Typical dominants include a combination of <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, Acer saccharum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides</i>, and <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i>. This group occurs on sloping ridges, terraces, natural levees, or higher elevations that border rivers or streams. Examples occur on well-drained to poorly drained alluvial soils ranging from sands to clay. Sites are infrequently to frequently flooded. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40300-{363A9BF0-0329-4D80-91B2-E46ECF1E6539}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 19-May-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.877317 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G652
  Scientific: Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Platanus occidentalis Floodplain Forest Group