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CEGL006407 Acer platanoides Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Norway Maple Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Norway Maple Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents forests in the northeastern United States strongly dominated by the invasive tree Acer platanoides, often to the exclusion of virtually all other canopy species. Most documented stands are at low elevations, on flat or rolling topography both above and below the glacial boundary. Acer platanoides is the overwhelmingly dominant tree, typically forming a closed or nearly closed canopy. In some stands native trees, including Fraxinus americana and Acer saccharum (the latter especially susceptible to exclusion by Norway maple), may be present in very limited amounts. Other stands may have non-native associates, including Pinus nigra, Pinus sylvestris, or Robinia pseudoacacia. The deep shade cast by Acer platanoides limits understory growth, aside from regeneration of Acer platanoides, or incursions by non-native shrubs such as Rosa multiflora, Berberis vulgaris, Lonicera japonica, or Lonicera morrowii. Native herbs are few, especially compared to more natural deciduous forests in similar settings. A few native or exotic herbaceous species or vines may occupy the ground layer, such as Alliaria petiolata, Eurybia divaricata, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vinca minor. This is a very species-poor vegetation type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is intended for those forests so invaded by Acer platanoides that the pre-invasion forest type cannot be distinguished. Forests that have been invaded, but where sufficient native trees and other flora still exist to determine the pre-invasion forest type, are classified as degraded examples of those pre-invasion types.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association represents forests in the northeastern United States strongly dominated by the invasive tree Acer platanoides, often to the exclusion of virtually all other canopy species. Acer platanoides is the overwhelmingly dominant tree, typically forming a closed or nearly closed canopy. In some stands native trees, including Fraxinus americana and Acer saccharum (the latter especially susceptible to exclusion by Norway maple), may be present in very limited amounts. Other stands may have non-native associates, including Pinus nigra, Pinus sylvestris, or Robinia pseudoacacia. The deep shade cast by Acer platanoides limits understory growth, aside from regeneration of Acer platanoides, or incursions by non-native shrubs such as Rosa multiflora, Berberis vulgaris, Lonicera japonica, or Lonicera morrowii. Native herbs are few, especially compared to more natural deciduous forests in similar settings. A few native or exotic herbaceous species or vines may occupy the ground layer, such as Alliaria petiolata, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Toxicodendron radicans, and Vinca minor. This is a very species-poor vegetation type.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Most documented stands are at low elevations, on flat or rolling topography both above and below the glacial boundary.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the northeastern United States, perhaps extending into southern Ontario, Canada. Its westward extent has not been determined, but it may extend to Wisconsin.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: CT?, MA, MD?, NJ?, NY, ON?, PA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.789532
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 | CEGL006407 Norway Maple Ruderal Forest | CEGL006407 | 1.B.2.Na.90.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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