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CEGL006185 Quercus palustris - Acer rubrum / Carex grayi - Geum canadense Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pin Oak - Red Maple / Gray''s Sedge - White Avens Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Pin Oak Small River Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This freely drained floodplain forest occurs along smaller rivers in southern New England and the northern Piedmont. The setting can range from high terraces to any broad flat area with diffuse or braided drainage. The canopy is composed of Quercus palustris, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana, and occasionally Quercus bicolor, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra, Carya cordiformis, Nyssa sylvatica, and/or Platanus occidentalis. More typically upland trees sometimes found on these terraces include Quercus alba, Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghaniensis, Pinus strobus, and Acer saccharum. Carpinus caroliniana may be present as a small tree. The shrub layer includes Lindera benzoin, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus amomum, Cornus obliqua, or Sambucus canadensis. The herbaceous layer is variable in composition and usually dense. It can have abundant sedges, including Carex lurida, Carex crinita, Carex intumescens, Carex rosea, Carex prasina, Carex lupulina, or Carex grayi, with additional species such as Cinna arundinacea, Leersia virginica, Panax trifolius, Symplocarpus foetidus, Geum canadense, Polygonum virginianum, Impatiens spp., Onoclea sensibilis, Athyrium filix-femina, Arisaema triphyllum, Iris versicolor, Viola sororia, and Toxicodendron radicans. Berberis thunbergii and Microstegium vimineum are common invasive species in these forests.
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 canopy is composed of Quercus palustris, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana, and occasionally Quercus bicolor, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra, Carya cordiformis, Nyssa sylvatica, and/or Platanus occidentalis. More typically upland trees sometimes found on these terraces include Quercus alba, Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula alleghaniensis, Pinus strobus, and Acer saccharum. Carpinus caroliniana may be present as a small tree. The shrub layer includes Lindera benzoin, Viburnum recognitum, Cornus amomum, Cornus obliqua, or Sambucus canadensis. The herbaceous layer is variable in composition and usually dense. It can have abundant sedges, including Carex lurida, Carex crinita, Carex intumescens, Carex rosea, Carex prasina, Carex lupulina, or Carex grayi, with additional species such as Cinna arundinacea, Leersia virginica, Panax trifolius, Symplocarpus foetidus, Geum canadense, Polygonum virginianum (= Tovara virginiana), Impatiens spp., Onoclea sensibilis, Athyrium filix-femina, Arisaema triphyllum, Iris versicolor, Viola sororia, and Toxicodendron radicans. Berberis thunbergii and Microstegium vimineum are common invasive species in these forests.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on alluvial deposits in the floodplain of small rivers. Flooding occurs during local events, especially during winter months. These areas can be seasonally, temporarily or intermittently flooded, often with networks of small drainages and pools throughout. Many of these areas were previously used as pasture.
Geographic Range: This association is currently known from southern New England to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, NJ, NY, PA, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688013
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | A3408 <i>Quercus palustris - Quercus bicolor</i> Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3408 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL006185 Pin Oak - Red Maple / Gray''s Sedge - White Avens Wet Forest | CEGL006185 | 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: ? Southern New England floodplain forest (Rawinski 1984a)
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