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CEGL005059 Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sugar Maple - Hophornbeam - Shagbark Hickory - Northern Red Oak Limestone Woodland
Colloquial Name: Mixed Hardwood Limestone Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sugar maple - mixed hardwood community type is found in western New York and eastern Ontario. Stands occur on exposed limestone bedrock, such as cliff rims and near alvars, where soil is shallow. In alvar areas canopy cover varies from 30-70%, with the mean closer to 60%, and deciduous cover is generally greater than 75%. Canopy dominance is variable, with Acer saccharum, Ostrya virginiana, Carya ovata, and Quercus rubra typically present. The shrub layer is sparse. Herbaceous layer is rich, including Waldsteinia fragarioides, Trillium grandiflorum, Toxicodendron radicans, Phlox divaricata, Carex buxbaumii, Carex pensylvanica, and others.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Reschke (1990) describes both this type and ~Thuja occidentalis Limestone Bedrock Woodland (CEGL005050)$$ as limestone woodland. See also Lee et al. (1998), who list a Sugar Maple-Ironwood-White Ash Treed Carbonate Cliff Woodland Type, which should probably be separated into its own cliff type. ~Carya ovata / Zanthoxylum americanum / Panicum philadelphicum - Carex pensylvanica Open Woodland (CEGL005230)$$ (described by Reschke et al. 1998, but coded as CEGL005059 in that publication) may be a variant of this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In alvars canopy cover varies from 30-70%, with the mean closer to 60%, and deciduous cover is generally greater than 75%. Elsewhere canopy may vary more widely. Canopy dominance is variable, with Acer saccharum, Ostrya virginiana, Carya ovata, and Quercus rubra typically present. Some woodlands may contain Quercus muehlenbergii. The shrub layer is sparse. Herbaceous layer is rich, including Waldsteinia fragarioides, Trillium grandiflorum, Toxicodendron radicans, Phlox divaricata, Carex buxbaumii, Carex pensylvanica, and others. See Reschke (1990) for further information.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Substrate is limestone, with exposed rocky surface. In alvars the type can be found in areas with grikes, where the crevices permit the trees to establish deep roots. Elsewhere the type can occupy cliff-rim positions, as found along escarpments.
Geographic Range: This sugar maple - mixed hardwood community type is found in western New York and eastern Ontario.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: NY, ON, QC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.6 Eastern White Pine - Jack Pine - Northern Pin Oak Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M159 | 1.B.2.Na.6 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.6.e Laurentian-Acadian Limestone Woodland Group | G655 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
| Alliance | A3297 <i>Acer saccharum - Tilia americana</i> Rocky Woodland Alliance | A3297 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
| Association | CEGL005059 Sugar Maple - Hophornbeam - Shagbark Hickory - Northern Red Oak Limestone Woodland | CEGL005059 | 1.B.2.Na.6.e |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Acer saccharum - Ostrya virginiana - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra Limestone Woodland (Reschke et al. 1998)
- CDPNQ [Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec]. No date. Unpublished data. Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec, Québec.
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- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.
- Reschke, C. 1990. Ecological communities of New York State. New York Natural Heritage Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Latham, NY. 96 pp.
- Reschke, C., R. Reid, J. Jones, T. Feeney, and H. Potter, on behalf of the Alvar Working Group. 1998. Conserving Great Lakes Alvars. Final Technical Report of the International Alvar Conservation Initiative. The Nature Conservancy, Great Lakes Program, Chicago, IL. 119 pp. plus 4 appendices.