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CST006408 Larix decidua Forest Plantation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: European Larch Forest Plantation
Colloquial Name: Exotic Larch Plantation
Hierarchy Level: Cultural Subtype
Type Concept: These planted forests are dominated by the European Larix decidua, often in monoculture. They typically occur in small patches, often on abandoned agricultural or cleared lands. Understory species vary with geography and site history. In Vermont, for example, the indigenous northern hardwoods Acer saccharum and Fraxinus americana form an understory. Shrub and ground layers are poorly developed. Other planted exotic Larix spp. would also be classified here.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Exotic non-pine conifers exceed exotic pines (exotic Pinus spp. <50% cover); tree composition dominated by Larix decidua > 25%, and it exceeds any other exotic conifer species.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See ~Native Northern Spruce-Fir Plantation (CTY010)$$ for placement of native Larix laricina plantations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These plantations typically occur in small patches, often on abandoned agricultural or cleared lands in a variety of environmental settings.
Geographic Range: The range of this association is not well-documented, but scattered locations have been observed throughout most of New England, New York and Pennsylvania.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: None
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Class | CCL01 Anthromorphic Vegetation Cultural Class | CCL01 | 7 |
| Cultural Formation | CFO02 Forest Plantation & Agroforestry Cultural Formation | CFO02 | 7.A.2 |
| Cultural Group | CGR007 Temperate & Boreal Plantation Cultural Group | CGR007 | 7.A.2.1.2 |
| Cultural Subclass | CSC01 Woody Agricultural Vegetation Cultural Subclass | CSC01 | 7.A |
| Cultural Subformation | CSF05 Forest Plantation Cultural Subformation | CSF05 | 7.A.2.1 |
| Cultural Subgroup | CSG005 Eastern North American Temperate Forest Plantation Cultural Subgroup | CSG005 | 7.A.2.1.2.a |
| Cultural Subtype | CST006408 European Larch Forest Plantation | CST006408 | 7.A.2.1.2.a.6 |
| Cultural Type | CTY014 Exotic Northern Conifer Plantation Cultural Type | CTY014 | 7.A.2.1.2.a.6 |
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.
- Hop, K., J. Drake, A. Strassman, E. Hoy, J. Jakusz, S. Menard, and J. Dieck. 2013. National Park Service Vegetation Inventory Program: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/HTLN/NRT--2013/792. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 302 pp.
- Perles, S. J., G. S. Podniesinski, M. Furedi, B. A. Eichelberger, A. Feldmann, G. Edinger, E. Eastman, and L. A. Sneddon. 2008. Vegetation classification and mapping at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2008/133. National Park Service, Philadelphia, PA. 370 pp.