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CEGL006386 Quercus bicolor - Acer rubrum / Carpinus caroliniana Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp White Oak - Red Maple / American Hornbeam Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Swamp White Oak Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This swamp white oak floodplain forest of lower floodplains and terraces occurs within 50 km of the coast in New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. Sediments are silty, of marine or recent origin, and somewhat enriched. The canopy is characterized by Quercus bicolor as a dominant; Acer rubrum or Acer saccharinum may also be important in the canopy. Additional canopy or subcanopy associates include Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Betula nigra, and occasionally Carya ovata. An understory of Carpinus caroliniana may be present. The shrub layer is characterized by some combination of Cornus amomum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Viburnum dentatum, Ilex verticillata, Frangula alnus, Rhamnus cathartica, and Viburnum lentago. Vines are frequently present and may include Toxicodendron radicans, Menispermum canadense, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. The lower floodplain is more poorly drained and characterized by Carex stricta, Carex crinita, Boehmeria cylindrica, Iris versicolor, Lysimachia terrestris, Cinna arundinacea, Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda regalis, and Thelypteris palustris, while the drier terrace is characterized by Athyrium filix-femina, Elymus riparius, Carex debilis, Solidago rugosa, and Thelypteris noveboracensis. Key diagnostic features include Quercus bicolor as a codominant canopy species.
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 characterized by Quercus bicolor as a dominant; Acer rubrum or Acer saccharinum may also be important in the canopy. Additional canopy or subcanopy associates include Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Betula nigra, and occasionally Carya ovata. An understory of Carpinus caroliniana may be present. The shrub layer is characterized by some combination of Cornus amomum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Viburnum dentatum, Ilex verticillata, Frangula alnus (= Rhamnus frangula), Rhamnus cathartica, and Viburnum lentago. Vines are frequently present and may include Toxicodendron radicans, Menispermum canadense, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. The lower floodplain is more poorly drained and characterized by Carex stricta, Carex crinita, Boehmeria cylindrica, Iris versicolor, Lysimachia terrestris, Cinna arundinacea, Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda regalis, and Thelypteris palustris, while the drier terrace is characterized by Athyrium filix-femina, Elymus riparius, Carex debilis, Solidago rugosa, and Thelypteris noveboracensis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This swamp white oak floodplain forest of lower floodplains and terraces occurs within 50 km of the coast in New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts with somewhat enriched and silty sediments of marine or recent origin.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the coastal lowlands region of the northeastern U.S., from New Hampshire south to New Jersey.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, QC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688056
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.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 | CEGL006386 Swamp White Oak - Red Maple / American Hornbeam Wet Forest | CEGL006386 | 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: = Quercus bicolor / Onoclea sensibilis (Type 8) (Sperduto and Crowley 2002a)
? Southern New England stream bottom forest (Rawinski 1984a)
? Southern New England stream bottom forest (Rawinski 1984a)
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