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CEGL004411 Acer (nigrum, saccharum) - Carya cordiformis Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Black Maple, Sugar Maple) - Bitternut Hickory Forest
Colloquial Name: Inner Bluegrass Maple - Hickory Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are deep soil mesophytic forests of the Inner Bluegrass of Kentucky. This type also includes forests on terraces and slopes above the terraces, on deep loess soils along the Ohio River. According to Julian Campbell, these forests are distinct from other mesophytic types because Fagus grandifolia and Liriodendron tulipifera are lacking. They are dominated and/or characterized by Acer nigrum and/or Acer saccharum and Carya cordiformis. Historically, this vegetation was best developed in the rolling uplands of the Karst Plains of the Inner Bluegrass, where the predominant forest type was oak - ash or oak - hickory. It represents the forest of slightly more mesic slopes and swales in this landscape. As these were some of the best agricultural soils, most examples have been converted. It represents the calcareous part of Kentucky''s "Deep Soil Mesophytic Forest."
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Alliance placement is uncertain and needs additional review.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is found in the Inner Bluegrass of Kentucky and along the Ohio River.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685189
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.3 Appalachian-Interior-Northeastern Mesic Forest Macrogroup | M883 | 1.B.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.3.a American Beech - Tuliptree - Yellow Buckeye Forest Group | G020 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A2033 American Beech - Tuliptree - Bitternut Hickory Forest Alliance | A2033 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004411 (Black Maple, Sugar Maple) - Bitternut Hickory Forest | CEGL004411 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Evans, M., B. Yahn, and M. Hines. 2009. Natural communities of Kentucky 2009. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 22 pp.
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.