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CEGL006042 Acer saccharinum - Ulmus americana / Physocarpus opulifolius Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Silver Maple - American Elm / Common Ninebark Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This freely drained floodplain forest of mineral soils of smaller rivers of the mid-Atlantic is characterized by winter flooding and mineral soils, often groundwater-influenced. This community is composed of diverse tree, shrub, and herb layers. In the Central Appalachians these are closed-canopy deciduous floodplain forests characterized by Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, and Ulmus americana. Associates include Carpinus caroliniana, Carya cordiformis, Tilia americana, Juglans nigra, Juglans cinerea, Fraxinus americana, Populus deltoides, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus rubra. Shrubs, vines and herbs are often abundant and include Lindera benzoin, Cornus amomum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Toxicodendron radicans, Onoclea sensibilis, and Urtica spp.
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 community is composed of diverse tree, shrub, and herb layers. In the Central Appalachians these are closed-canopy deciduous floodplain forests characterized by Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, and Ulmus americana. Associates include Carpinus caroliniana, Carya cordiformis, Tilia americana, Juglans nigra, Juglans cinerea, Fraxinus americana, Populus deltoides, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus rubra. Shrubs, vines and herbs are often abundant and include Lindera benzoin, Cornus amomum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Toxicodendron radicans, Onoclea sensibilis, and Urtica spp.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This freely drained floodplain forest of mineral soils of smaller rivers of the mid-Atlantic is characterized by winter flooding and mineral soils, often groundwater-influenced.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and possibly Maryland.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MD?, NJ, PA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685088
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.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 | A3697 Silver Maple - Box-elder Appalachian-Piedmont Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3697 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL006042 Silver Maple - American Elm / Common Ninebark Floodplain Forest | CEGL006042 | 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: ? Silver maple-American elm/ninebark floodplain forest (CAP pers. comm. 1998)
- Breden, T. F., Y. R. Alger, K. S. Walz, and A. G. Windisch. 2001. Classification of vegetation communities of New Jersey: Second iteration. Association for Biodiversity Information and New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton.
- CAP [Central Appalachian Forest Working Group]. 1998. Central Appalachian Working group discussions. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.