alluvial forest

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Species abundance

canopy

Acer rubrum eastern red maple Betula nigra river birch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya ovata shagbark hickory Carya tomentosa mockernut hickory Celtis laevigata southern hackberry Fagus grandifolia American beech Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Juglans nigra black walnut Liquidambar styraciflua sweet gum Liriodendron tulipifera tulip-tree Platanus occidentalis sycamore Quercus alba white oak Quercus rubra red oak Quercus shumardii shumard oak Ulmus americana American elm

understory

Acer floridanum southern sugar maple Acer negundo eastern box elder Acer rubrum eastern red maple Asimina triloba pawpaw Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Cornus florida flowering dogwood Diospyros virginiana American persimmon Ilex decidua possum-haw Ilex opaca American holly Juniperus virginiana eastern red cedar Morus rubra red mulberry Nyssa sylvatica black gum Ostrya virginiana American hop-hornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Prunus serotina black cherry Ulmus alata winged elm Ulmus rubra slippery elm

shrubs

Aesculus sylvatica painted buckeye Alnus serrulata hazel alder Amorpha fruticosa tall indigo-bush Arundinaria gigantea giant cane Calycanthus floridus sweet-shrub Cornus amomum silky dogwood Corylus americana beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut Euonymus americanus strawberry-bush Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Physocarpus opulifolius eastern ninebark Sambucus canadensis common elderberry Staphylea trifolia bladdernut Viburnum prunifolium black haw Xanthorhiza simplicissima yellowroot

vines

Bignonia capreolata cross-vine Campsis radicans trumpet-creeper Clematis virginiana virgin's bower Menispermum canadense moonseed Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper Smilax spp. greenbrier Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Vitis spp. wild grape Vitis rotundifolia muscadine

herbs

Amphicarpaea bracteata hog-peanut Arisaema triphyllum jack-in-the-pulpit Boehmeria cylindrica false-nettle Botrypus virginianus rattlesnake fern Carex laxiflora broad looseflower sedge Chasmanthium latifolium river oats Chasmanthium laxum slender spikegrass Claytonia virginica spring-beauty Corydalis flavula short-spurred corydalis Cryptotaenia canadensis honewort Dichanthelium caerulescens blue witch grass Elymus hystrix bottlebrush grass Elymus virginicus eastern wild-rye Erythronium umbilicatum dimpled trout lily Eurybia divaricata white heart-leaved aster Galax urceolata galax Geum canadense white avens Hexastylis arifolia little brown jug Impatiens capensis orange jewelweed Packera aurea golden ragwort Persicaria virginiana jumpseed Podophyllum peltatum may-apple Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Solidago caesia axillary goldenrod Stellaria pubera star chickweed Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Uvularia sessilifolia straw-lily Verbesina alternifolia wingstem Viola spp. violet