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CEGL006132 Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica High Allegheny Plateau-Central Appalachian Seep Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Maple - Blackgum High Allegheny Plateau-Central Appalachian Seep Forest
Colloquial Name: Central Appalachian Acidic Seep Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This acidic deciduous swamp occurs in the central Appalachian Mountains north of the Cumberland drainage in the Central Appalachians and High Allegheny regions, as well as the adjacent Cumberlands and Western Allegheny Plateau. This community occurs on substrates which are saturated for extended periods during the growing season but which rarely have standing water, including forested seeps, hillsides, streamheads, floodplain edges, and poorly drained depressions. Occurrences tend to be small. Characteristic trees are Acer rubrum and Nyssa sylvatica, with other associates including Tsuga canadensis and Betula alleghaniensis. The shrub stratum includes Alnus serrulata, Aronia arbutifolia, Ilex verticillata, Vaccinium corymbosum, Rhododendron maximum, and Rubus hispidus. Characteristic herbs include Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis, Carex folliculata, Carex trisperma, Carex intumescens, Carex stricta, and Poa trivialis. Sphagnum spp. are typical.
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: Characteristic trees are Acer rubrum and Nyssa sylvatica, with other associates including Tsuga canadensis and Betula alleghaniensis. The shrub stratum includes Alnus serrulata, Aronia arbutifolia, Ilex verticillata, Vaccinium corymbosum, Rhododendron maximum, and Rubus hispidus. Characteristic herbs include Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis, Carex folliculata, Carex trisperma, Carex intumescens, Carex stricta, and Poa trivialis. Sphagnum spp. are typical.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This acidic deciduous swamp occurs in the central Appalachian Mountains north of the Cumberland drainage in the Central Appalachians and High Allegheny regions, as well as the adjacent Cumberlands and Western Allegheny Plateau, from Pennsylvania to Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY, MD, PA, VA, WV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689039
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.f Red Maple - Blackgum - Green Ash Swamp Forest Group | G902 | 1.B.3.Na.2.f |
| Alliance | A4460 <i>Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica</i> Acidic Swamp Forest Alliance | A4460 | 1.B.3.Na.2.f |
| Association | CEGL006132 Red Maple - Blackgum High Allegheny Plateau-Central Appalachian Seep Forest | CEGL006132 | 1.B.3.Na.2.f |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Acer rubrum / Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea / Sphagnum spp. Forest Seep (Byers et al. 2007)
? Red maple-black gum swamp (CAP pers. comm. 1998)
? Red maple-black gum swamp (CAP pers. comm. 1998)
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