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CEGL004420 Acer rubrum var. trilobum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Carex crinita - Peltandra virginica Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Carolina Red Maple - Green Ash / Fringed Sedge - Green Arrow-arum Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Montane Floodplain Slough Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in floodplain depressions in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina and possibly Tennessee. Some characteristic and often dominant canopy and subcanopy species include Acer rubrum var. trilobum and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Peltandra virginica is prominent in the herbaceous layer. Other herbaceous species include Carex crinita var. brevicrinis, Sparganium americanum, Leersia oryzoides, Cornus amomum, Carex lupulina, Juncus effusus, Onoclea sensibilis, and the aliens Murdannia keisak and Microstegium vimineum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Known from alluvial depressions along the Little Tennessee River, probably more widespread (though certainly not common). Data are available from the North Carolina Vegetation Survey.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Some characteristic and often dominant canopy and subcanopy species in stands of this association include Acer rubrum var. trilobum and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Peltandra virginica is prominent in the herbaceous layer. Other herbaceous species include Carex crinita var. brevicrinis, Sparganium americanum, Leersia oryzoides, Cornus amomum (= ssp. amomum), Carex lupulina, Juncus effusus, Onoclea sensibilis, and the aliens Murdannia keisak and Microstegium vimineum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in floodplain depressions in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina and possibly Tennessee.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina and possibly Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689168
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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 | A3702 American Sycamore - Sweetgum - Tuliptree Southern Appalachian Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3702 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004420 Carolina Red Maple - Green Ash / Fringed Sedge - Green Arrow-arum Floodplain Forest | CEGL004420 | 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: < IIA6e. Southern Appalachian Alluvial Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.