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A4439 Fagus grandifolia - Quercus michauxii - Platanus occidentalis Forest Alliance

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - Swamp Chestnut Oak - American Sycamore Forest Alliance

Colloquial Name: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Floodplain Forest

Hierarchy Level:  Alliance

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Nations: US

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Confidence Level: Proposed (Submitted)

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Grank: GNR

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Type Name Database Code Classification Code
Class 1 Forest & Woodland Class C01 1
Subclass 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass S15 1.B
Formation 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation F026 1.B.3
Division 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division D062 1.B.3.Nb
Macrogroup 1.B.3.Nb.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup M031 1.B.3.Nb.4
Group 1.B.3.Nb.4.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group G034 1.B.3.Nb.4.a
Alliance A4439 American Beech - Swamp Chestnut Oak - American Sycamore Forest Alliance A4439 1.B.3.Nb.4.a
Association CEGL006493 American Beech - Bitternut Hickory - Swamp Chestnut Oak/ American Holly / Mayapple Forest CEGL006493 1.B.3.Nb.4.a
Association CEGL006603 American Sycamore - (Sweetgum, Tuliptree) / Pawpaw Floodplain Forest CEGL006603 1.B.3.Nb.4.a
Association CEGL006605 (Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Swamp Chestnut Oak) - Sweetgum / Sweet Woodreed Floodplain Forest CEGL006605 1.B.3.Nb.4.a
Association CEGL006606 Red Maple - Green Ash / Lizard''s-tail Swamp Forest CEGL006606 1.B.3.Nb.4.a
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  • Faber-Langendoen, D., G. Fleming, K. Palmquist, K. Patterson, R. K. Peet, M. Pyne, M.P. Schafale, L. Sneddon, J. Vanderhorst, A. Weakley, T. Wentworth, E. Zimmerman, K. Walz. An Expert-based review of Appalachian, Piedmont and Coastal Plain Forests and Woodlands. Proceedings of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. USNVC-Proc-XX. April 2020. Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC., USA. xx pp.