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CEGL007191 Ailanthus altissima Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tree-of-Heaven Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Tree-of-Heaven Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest association generally occurs on nutrient-rich substrates, in disturbed situations on slopes, urban abandoned lands, and on rocky limestone slopes, in association with a wide variety of other exotic species and generalist native species. There are floodplain forests in which invasive exotic Ailanthus altissima makes up 25-50% of the canopy; with other associated canopy species of Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Acer saccharinum. At this time, these forests are treated as D-ranked examples of native types.
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: This southeastern forest association is strongly dominated by the alien Ailanthus altissima.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs generally on nutrient-rich substrates, in disturbed situations on slopes, urban abandoned lands, and on rocky limestone slopes.
Geographic Range: Ailanthus altissima Forest occurs throughout the Appalachians, the Piedmont, the Interior Low Plateau, eastern Kentucky, and in the Ozarks and Ouachita Mountains, and probably other areas in the northeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, CT, KY, MD, NC, NJ?, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689723
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Black Locust - Tuliptree - Norway Maple Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M013 | 1.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.90.b Norway Maple - Black Locust - Scotch Pine Exotic Ruderal Forest Group | G032 | 1.B.2.Na.90.b |
| Alliance | A3230 Norway Maple - Tree-of-Heaven - Pine species Exotic Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3230 | 1.B.2.Na.90.b |
| Association | CEGL007191 Tree-of-Heaven Ruderal Forest | CEGL007191 | 1.B.2.Na.90.b |
Concept Lineage: CEGL06945 (NJ placeholder) merged into CEGL007191 (mjr 3-21-13)
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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