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CEGL007218 Liriodendron tulipifera Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tuliptree Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Southeastern Ruderal Tuliptree Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents early-successional, nearly monospecific stands of Liriodendron tulipifera in the southeastern United States. Examples are most common in the interior regions but also extend into portions of the adjacent Coastal Plain. Associates vary with biogeography but can include Acer rubrum, Robinia pseudoacacia, Acer negundo, and Acer saccharum. Liquidambar styraciflua is common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont locations. Vines can be abundant, including Vitis spp., Smilax spp., and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Stands develop after a variety of anthropogenic disturbances across a wide variety of sites and soil types in a variety of mesic habitats, including along streams and on upland mountain benches. Stands with mixed species composition (generally mid- to late-successional) are covered by other associations.
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: This association is characterized by nearly monospecific stands of Liriodendron tulipifera. Associates vary with biogeography, but can include Acer rubrum, Robinia pseudoacacia, Acer negundo, and Acer saccharum. Liquidambar styraciflua is common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont locations. Vines can be abundant, including Vitis spp., Smilax spp., and Parthenocissus quinquefolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Rangewide this association occurs in a variety of mesic habitats, including along streams and on upland mountain benches.
Geographic Range: This type apparently represents the earliest successional Liriodendron forests of the interior southeastern United States and limited areas of the Coastal Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DC, KY, LA, MD, MS?, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684610
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Black Locust - Tuliptree - Norway Maple Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M013 | 1.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.90.a Eastern Red-cedar - Tuliptree / Tatarian Honeysuckle Ruderal Forest Group | G030 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A3228 Tuliptree - Black Walnut - Black Locust Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3228 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL007218 Tuliptree Ruderal Forest | CEGL007218 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.