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CEGL006046 Acer saccharum - Quercus rubra / Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sugar Maple - Northern Red Oak / Round-lobe Liverleaf Forest
Colloquial Name: Sugar Maple - Ash - Oak - Hickory Mesic Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are forests of well-drained to moist sites and often found on very rocky slopes. They are currently described from central and southern New England, extending to adjacent Canada and south to New Jersey. Fraxinus americana and Acer saccharum are common in the tree canopy, with Quercus rubra, Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Quercus velutina, Tilia americana, Betula lenta, and Quercus alba as associates. Tsuga canadensis can be occasional. Ostrya virginiana and Carpinus caroliniana can form a prominent subcanopy. The shrub layer includes Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum acerifolium, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus florida, Corylus cornuta, and Lindera benzoin. The herb layer is often quite diverse with Carex platyphylla, Carex pedunculata, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora, Actaea rubra, Polygonatum pubescens, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Viola rotundifolia, Thalictrum dioicum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Thalictrum thalictroides, Festuca subverticillata, Actaea pachypoda, Viola sororia, Arabis spp., Packera obovata, and Arisaema triphyllum.
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: Fraxinus americana and Acer saccharum are common in the tree canopy, with Quercus rubra, Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Quercus velutina, Tilia americana, Betula lenta, and Quercus alba as associates. Tsuga canadensis can be occasional. Ostrya virginiana and Carpinus caroliniana can form a prominent subcanopy. The shrub layer includes Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum acerifolium, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus florida, Corylus cornuta, and Lindera benzoin. The herb layer is often quite diverse with Carex platyphylla, Carex pedunculata, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora, Actaea rubra, Polygonatum pubescens, Phegopteris hexagonoptera (= Thelypteris hexagonoptera), Viola rotundifolia, Thalictrum dioicum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (= Hepatica americana), Thalictrum thalictroides (= Anemonella thalictroides), Festuca subverticillata, Actaea pachypoda, Viola sororia, Arabis spp., Packera obovata (= Senecio obovatus), and Arisaema triphyllum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These are forests of well-drained to moist and often on very rocky slopes.
Geographic Range: Currently described from central and southern New England, it extends to adjacent Canada and south to New Jersey.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, QC?, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685836
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.c White Oak - Chestnut Oak - Pignut Hickory Forest & Woodland Group | G650 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A4437 White Oak - Pignut Hickory - Shagbark Hickory Northeast Forest Alliance | A4437 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL006046 Sugar Maple - Northern Red Oak / Round-lobe Liverleaf Forest | CEGL006046 | 1.B.2.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < CNE mesic hardwood forest on acidic bedrock/till (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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