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CEGL006504 Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Brachyelytrum erectum Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sugar Maple / Hophornbeam / Bearded Shorthusk Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: High-gradient Hardwood Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Flashy, sugar maple-dominated floodplain forests on high-gradient or submontane portions of major rivers in northern New England. Floods tend to be short-duration and high-disturbance events. Soils are alluvial sands or sandy loams over coarser substrates, sometimes interspersed with buried organic layers. Acer saccharum dominates the canopy, with other upland trees including Quercus rubra and Betula alleghaniensis. Ostrya virginiana is a common smaller tree. Shrubs are minor. The herb layer is lush, and features Brachyelytrum erectum, Carex intumescens, Solidago caesia, and Danthonia spicata. Unlike other floodplain forests, ferns are limited.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Acer saccharum dominates the canopy, with other upland trees including Quercus rubra and Betula alleghaniensis. Ostrya virginiana is a common smaller tree. Shrubs are minor. The herb layer is lush, and features Brachyelytrum erectum, Carex intumescens, Solidago caesia, and Danthonia spicata. Unlike other floodplain forests, ferns are limited.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These flashy, sugar maple-dominated floodplain forests occur on high-gradient or sub-montane portions of major rivers in northern New England. Floods tend to be short-duration and high-disturbance events. Soils are alluvial sands or sandy loams over coarser substrates, sometimes interspersed with buried organic layers.
Geographic Range: This association is currently described from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Pennsylvania.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ME, NH, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684045
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.3 <i>Tsuga canadensis - Fraxinus nigra - Larix laricina</i> Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M504 | 1.B.3.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.3.a Silver Maple - Green Ash - Black Ash Floodplain Forest Group | G653 | 1.B.3.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3714 Sugar Maple - American Basswood Mesic Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3714 | 1.B.3.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL006504 Sugar Maple / Hophornbeam / Bearded Shorthusk Floodplain Forest | CEGL006504 | 1.B.3.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Brachyelytrum erectum var. glabratum (Type 4) (Sperduto and Crowley 2002a)
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- Sperduto, D. D., and K. F. Crowley. 2002a. Floodplain forests in New England: Analysis and proposed classification. In collaboration with natural heritage programs in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory, DRED Division of Forests and Lands, Concord, NH. 19 pp. plus appendices.
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