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CEGL006162 Acer saccharum - Quercus muehlenbergii / Carex platyphylla Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sugar Maple - Chinquapin Oak / Broadleaf Sedge Forest
Colloquial Name: Sugar Maple - Chinquapin Oak / Sedge Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dry calcareous forest occurs on upper slopes and wooded summits on limestone, dolomite or marble bedrock in the northeastern United States. The somewhat open canopy is characterized by a diversity of tree species, including Acer saccharum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Tilia americana, Fraxinus americana, and occasionally Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus alba, Quercus prinus, Juglans cinerea, Juglans nigra, Carya cordiformis, Ulmus rubra, Carya ovata, or Carya ovalis. Ostrya virginiana, Betula lenta, Carya tomentosa, Celtis occidentalis, and/or Cornus florida often form a subcanopy. Shrubs can include Hamamelis virginiana, Carpinus caroliniana, Staphylea trifolia, Cornus alternifolia, Viburnum acerifolium, Ribes americanum, and occasionally Zanthoxylum americanum or Viburnum rafinesquianum. Vines may include Dioscorea villosa, Menispermum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herb layer is extraordinarily diverse with Packera obovata, Carex eburnea, Carex platyphylla, Polygala senega, Aquilegia canadensis, Aureolaria flava, Patis racemosa, Anemone virginiana, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Symphyotrichum patens, Symphyotrichum undulatum, Triosteum aurantiacum, Thalictrum dioicum, Clematis occidentalis, Asclepias quadrifolia, Arabis canadensis, Geranium maculatum, Penstemon hirsutus, Trillium grandiflorum, Osmorhiza claytonii, Actaea pachypoda, Agastache nepetoides, Allium tricoccum, Arabis lyrata, Arisaema triphyllum, Asclepias exaltata, Collinsonia canadensis, Dichanthelium boscii, Carex laxiflora, Trichophorum planifolium, and many others. Bedrock outcrops and boulders are common. Southern species tend to drop out at the northern extent of this type.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The somewhat open canopy is characterized by a diversity of tree species, including Acer saccharum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Tilia americana, Fraxinus americana, and occasionally Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus alba, Quercus prinus, Juglans cinerea, Juglans nigra, Carya cordiformis, Ulmus rubra, Carya ovata, or Carya ovalis. Ostrya virginiana, Betula lenta, Carya tomentosa, Celtis occidentalis, and/or Cornus florida often form a subcanopy. Shrubs can include Hamamelis virginiana, Carpinus caroliniana, Staphylea trifolia, Cornus alternifolia, Viburnum acerifolium, Ribes americanum, and occasionally Zanthoxylum americanum or Viburnum rafinesquianum. Vines may include Dioscorea villosa, Menispermum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herb layer is extraordinarily diverse with Packera obovata (= Senecio obovatus), Carex eburnea, Carex platyphylla, Polygala senega, Aquilegia canadensis, Aureolaria flava, Patis racemosa (= Oryzopsis racemosa), Anemone virginiana, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (= Hepatica americana), Symphyotrichum patens (= Aster patens), Symphyotrichum undulatum (= Aster undulatus), Triosteum aurantiacum, Thalictrum dioicum, Clematis occidentalis, Asclepias quadrifolia, Arabis canadensis, Geranium maculatum, Penstemon hirsutus, Trillium grandiflorum, Osmorhiza claytonii, Actaea pachypoda, Agastache nepetoides, Allium tricoccum, Arabis lyrata, Arisaema triphyllum, Asclepias exaltata, Collinsonia canadensis, Dichanthelium boscii, Carex laxiflora, Trichophorum planifolium (= Scirpus verecundus), and many others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Dry calcareous forest occurring on upper slopes and wooded summits on limestone or marble bedrock. Bedrock outcrops and boulders are common.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the northeastern United States, from Vermont to New Jersey.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NJ, NY, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684493
Confidence Level: Low
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.2 Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M502 | 1.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.2.b Chinquapin Oak - White Ash - Eastern Red-cedar Forest & Woodland Group | G016 | 1.B.2.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A2047 Chinquapin Oak - Sugar Maple - American Basswood Forest Alliance | A2047 | 1.B.2.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL006162 Sugar Maple - Chinquapin Oak / Broadleaf Sedge Forest | CEGL006162 | 1.B.2.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? SNE Calcareous Talus Forest/Woodland (Rawinski 1984a)
< SNE dry rich forest on acidic/circumneutral bedrock or till (Rawinski 1984a)
< SNE dry rich forest on acidic/circumneutral bedrock or till (Rawinski 1984a)
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