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CEGL006405 Tilia americana - Acer saccharum - Acer nigrum / Laportea canadensis Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Basswood - Sugar Maple - Black Maple / Canadian Woodnettle Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Northeastern Rich Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This type is a floodplain forest of streams with small (less than 2 square mile) watersheds, currently known only from coastal New Hampshire (Great Bay watershed) and southern Maine. Soils are poorly drained, silty loams with very shallow or no organic horizons. Dominant canopy species are Tilia americana and Fraxinus americana, with less abundant or less frequent associates Acer saccharum, Carya ovata, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana, Quercus rubra, and Acer nigrum. Shrubs may include Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus amomum, Viburnum lentago, and associated herbs include Laportea canadensis, Solidago rugosa, Athyrium filix-femina, Boehmeria cylindrica, Impatiens capensis, Ludwigia palustris, Onoclea sensibilis, and Thalictrum pubescens.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Dominant species are Tilia americana, Fraxinus americana, with less abundant or less frequent associates Acer saccharum, Carya ovata, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana, Quercus rubra, and Acer nigrum. Shrubs may include Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus amomum, Viburnum lentago, and associated herbs include Laportea canadensis, Solidago rugosa, Athyrium filix-femina, Boehmeria cylindrica, Impatiens capensis, Ludwigia palustris, Onoclea sensibilis, and Thalictrum pubescens. Non-native and invasive species are often present, including Rhamnus cathartica, Berberis vulgaris, Berberis thunbergii, Lonicera morrowii, and Rosa multiflora.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Forests are flooded during spring runoff periods and perhaps during other peak floods. Soils are poorly drained, silty loams with very shallow or no organic horizons.
Geographic Range: This type is currently known only from New Hampshire (Great Bay watershed) and southern Maine.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MA, ME, NH
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689868
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.3 <i>Tsuga canadensis - Fraxinus nigra - Larix laricina</i> Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M504 | 1.B.3.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.3.a Silver Maple - Green Ash - Black Ash Floodplain Forest Group | G653 | 1.B.3.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3714 Sugar Maple - American Basswood Mesic Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3714 | 1.B.3.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL006405 American Basswood - Sugar Maple - Black Maple / Canadian Woodnettle Floodplain Forest | CEGL006405 | 1.B.3.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Gawler, S. C. 2002. Natural landscapes of Maine: A guide to vegetated natural communities and ecosystems. Maine Natural Areas Program, Department of Conservation, Augusta, ME.
- Sperduto, D. D. 1997b. A preliminary classification of natural communities in the New Hampshire Coastal Lowlands Ecoregion. New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory / The Nature Conservancy, Division of Forests and Lands, Department of Resources and Economic Development, Concord, NH.
- Sperduto, D. D., and W. F. Nichols. 2004. Natural communities of New Hampshire: A guide and classification. New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau, DRED Division of Forests and Lands, Concord. 242 pp.