Ohio subset of Plant Communities of the Midwest ... - NatureServe
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Wooded Swamps and Floodplains: Appalachian Highlands Riverfront and Levee Forests and<br />
Shrublands<br />
Platanus occidentalis - Acer saccharinum - Juglans nigra - Ulmus rubra Forest<br />
Sycamore - Silver Maple - Black Walnut - Slippery Elm Forest<br />
Sycamore - Silver Maple Floodplain Forest<br />
CEGL007334<br />
DESCRIPTION: Stands are dominated by Platanus occidentalis, with a mixture <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r species, including Acer<br />
negundo, Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans nigra, Ulmus americana, and<br />
Ulmus rubra. Shrubs include Asimina triloba and Lindera benzoin. Vines may be abundant, including Par<strong>the</strong>nocissus<br />
quinquefolia and Toxicodendron radicans. Herbaceous species include Arisaema triphyllum, Asarum canadense,<br />
Boehmeria cylindrica, Elymus virginicus, Pilea pumila, Polygonum virginianum, and o<strong>the</strong>rs (Van Kley et al. 1995,<br />
Weakley et al. 1998).<br />
This association occurs along riverfronts in calcareous areas, including forests along small streams (Weakley et al.<br />
1998).<br />
COMMENTS: 2, SCS. This type could be in Illinois and Missouri. It is not well characterized yet and may be difficult to<br />
distinguish from o<strong>the</strong>r floodplain forests where Platanus is conspicuous without being dominant. For example, see<br />
Acer saccharinum - Ulmus americana - (Populus deltoides) Forest (CEGL002586), Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Celtis<br />
spp. - Quercus spp. - Platanus occidentalis Bottomland Forest (CEGL002410), Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus<br />
americana - Celtis laevigata / Ilex decidua Forest (CEGL002427), and Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus spp. - Celtis<br />
occidentalis Forest (CEGL002014). It is possible that CEGL002410 could be merged with this type, depending on<br />
level <strong>of</strong> dominance required for Platanus.<br />
CONSERVATION RANK: G4. This type is apparently somewhat restricted in habitat, but with a wide range, and not<br />
highly threatened. Timber removal will cause disruption, but permanent conversion to o<strong>the</strong>r forest types is less likely.<br />
This community, and o<strong>the</strong>r types <strong>of</strong> floodplain forests, are threatened by alteration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hydroperiod by artificial<br />
impoundments or river diversion projects, or <strong>the</strong> disruption <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> floodplain communities by forestry or agriculture.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: This sycamore - silver maple floodplain forest occurs along riverfronts in calcareous areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
east-central United States from Indiana and Kentucky east to West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, and possibly<br />
<strong>Ohio</strong>.<br />
USFS ECOREGIONS: 221D:CC, 221Ec:CCC, 221Ed:CCP, 221Ef:CCP, 221Eg:CCC, 221Ha:CCC, 221Hb:CCC, 221Hc:CCC,<br />
221He:CCC, 222Cg:CCC, 222De:CCP, 222Eb:CCC, 222Em:CCP, 222En:CCC, 222Eo:CCC, 222Fa:CCC, 222Fb:CCC,<br />
222Fc:CCC, 222Fd:CCC, 222Hb:CCC, 222Hf:CCC, 231A:CC, 232Ad:CCC, M221Cd:CCC<br />
CONSERVATION REGIONS: 44:C, 45:C, 49:C, 50:C, 52:, 59:C, 61:C<br />
STATES: IN KY MD OH SC TN VA WV PROVINCES:<br />
MIDWEST HERITAGE SYNONYMY: IN wet-mesic floodplain forest +<br />
OH maple-cottonwood-sycamore floodplain forest <br />
OTHER SYNONYMY: IA6e. Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Appalachian Alluvial Forest (Allard 1990), ELTP 61: Platanus / Asarum, Wetmesic<br />
Bottomlands (Van Kley et al. 1995) =, Silver Maple - Sycamore Forest on Base-rich Alluvium (Palmer-Ball et al.<br />
1988) =, Sycamore-green ash floodplain forest (CAP)<br />
USNVC HIERARCHY: PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS - (FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA, CELTIS LAEVIGATA, ACER SACCHARINUM)<br />
TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE (I.B.2.N.d)<br />
PLANT COMMUNITIES OF THE MIDWEST – 2001. APPENDIX: ASSOCIATION DESCRIPTIONS<br />
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