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CEGL008429 Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin - Arundinaria gigantea / Amphicarpaea bracteata Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Sycamore - Sugarberry - Tuliptree / Northern Spicebush - Giant Cane / American Hog-peanut Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Mixed Hardwood Rich Levee Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs on infrequently flooded, base-rich alluvial terraces along small streams in the upper southeastern United States. In addition to Platanus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata, and Liriodendron tulipifera, other dominants of the closed canopy can include Acer negundo, Juglans nigra, Acer saccharum, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Several other canopy components are possible. Midstory components include Carpinus caroliniana, Acer floridanum, Ulmus rubra, and Tilia americana. The understory is often dominated by Lindera benzoin. The ground cover flora is variable in composition and cover. Ground cover components include Polystichum acrostichoides, Elymus virginicus, Verbesina occidentalis, Verbesina virginica, Verbesina alternifolia, Viola sp., Chasmanthium latifolium, Polygonum virginianum, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Boehmeria cylindrica, and Laportea canadensis. This community is reported to have a rich herbaceous flora in the spring. The invasive exotics Glechoma hederacea, Ligustrum sinense, and Microstegium vimineum may invade examples of this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association was originally described from the Bankhead National Forest in the Cumberland Plateau of northern Alabama. It also includes occurrences in the Ridge and Valley portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest of Georgia, and the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee and Kentucky.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In addition to Platanus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata, and Liriodendron tulipifera, other dominants of the closed canopy can include Acer negundo, Juglans nigra, Acer saccharum, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Other canopy components include Quercus shumardii, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus michauxii, Quercus lyrata, Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, and Aesculus glabra or Aesculus flava. Midstory components include Carpinus caroliniana, Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), Ulmus rubra, Ostrya virginiana, and Tilia americana, in addition to the species represented in the canopy. The understory is often dominated by Lindera benzoin. Other understory components include Arundinaria gigantea, which may be dominant in patches, Asimina triloba, Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis, and Ulmus americana. The ground cover flora is variable in composition and cover. Ground cover components include Polystichum acrostichoides, Elymus virginicus, Verbesina occidentalis, Verbesina virginica, Verbesina alternifolia, Viola sp., Chasmanthium latifolium, Polygonum virginianum, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Boehmeria cylindrica, Laportea canadensis, Smallanthus uvedalius, Ageratina altissima, Geum canadense, Sanicula canadensis, Elephantopus carolinianus, Polymnia canadensis, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Campanulastrum americanum, Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, and Teucrium canadense. This community is reported to have a rich herbaceous flora in the spring. The invasive exotics Glechoma hederacea, Ligustrum sinense, and Microstegium vimineum may invade examples of this community.
Dynamics: This community is located on terraces along small streams that probably experience yearly floods of short duration.
Environmental Description: This association occurs on terraces of small, base-rich streams in the Cumberland Plateau, Ridge and Valley, and Interior Low Plateau. These alluvial deposits are apparently somewhat calcareous, resulting from erosion of limestone strata within the surrounding watersheds.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the southern Cumberland Plateau, the southern Ridge and Valley, and the Interior Low Plateau from Alabama and Georgia to Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, GA, KY, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683393
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
Greasons: No Data Available
| 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.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.1 Silver Maple - American Sycamore - Hackberry species Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M029 | 1.B.3.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.1.b <i>Acer saccharinum - Platanus occidentalis - Liquidambar styraciflua</i> Floodplain Forest Group | G673 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3702 American Sycamore - Sweetgum - Tuliptree Southern Appalachian Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3702 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL008429 American Sycamore - Sugarberry - Tuliptree / Northern Spicebush - Giant Cane / American Hog-peanut Floodplain Forest | CEGL008429 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = CT I Liriodendron tulipifera, Acer negundo, Platanus occidentalis, Acer saccharum (Badger et al. 1997)
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- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
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- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.