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Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Fraxinus nigra Floodplain Forest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Fraxinus nigra Floodplain Forest Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group occurs in the northeastern U.S. and temperate regions of eastern Canada, west to the upper Great Lakes region of Minnesota and Ontario. Forest canopy dominants can vary but typically are a combination of <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Northward stands with <i>Picea glauca</i> or <i>Populus balsamifera</i> may occur. Shrub layer ranges from dense in patches to sparse. The herbaceous layer is typically diverse. Some common species include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Matteuccia struthiopteris</i>, and <i>Onoclea sensibilis</i>. It occurs along small and large rivers on slightly elevated alluvial terraces and active floodplains, along streams with small watersheds (&lt;2 square miles), high-gradient or submontane portions of major rivers, and beside lakes. Soils range from alluvial sands to sand and alluvial loams to silt loams. Flooding occurs during spring runoff periods and during other peak floods. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40301-{D331F2CC-2800-4DAD-8E48-A074DCA53351}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 05-Jun-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.877318 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G653
  Scientific: Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Fraxinus nigra Floodplain Forest Group