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Acer saccharinum - Platanus occidentalis - Celtis spp. Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer saccharinum - Platanus occidentalis - Celtis spp. Floodplain Forest Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This macrogroup encompasses north-temperate floodplain forests dominated by some combination of <i>Acer negundo, Acer saccharinum, Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides</i>, and/or <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Associated trees include <i>Acer rubrum, Betula nigra</i>, and/or <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>. Common shrubs include <i>Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus amomum</i>, and <i>Viburnum</i> spp. Vines, including <i>Parthenocissus</i> spp., <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and/or <i>Vitis</i> spp., are often abundant. The herb layer in the forested portions often features abundant spring ephemerals, giving way to a fern- or forb-dominated understory in many areas by mid-summer. This macrogroup occurs in eastern North America ranging from central Minnesota south to the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri east to New England and southern Canada. Some examples reach as far south as the plains of Alabama to Arkansas. Low-lying areas are underwater each spring; microtopography determines how long the various habitats are inundated. Reservoirs and conversion to agriculture have had a serious and negative effect on this macrogroup. Historically, drought, grazing, and fire influenced this macrogroup. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40455-{14178AE5-FBBD-4B44-899D-3864A55F8399}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-Oct-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.838650 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: M029
  Scientific: Acer saccharinum - Platanus occidentalis - Celtis spp. Floodplain Forest Macrogroup