buckeye

This study addresses plasticity of Aesculus glabra leaf traits in response to small-scale (within-canopy, within-stand) gradients of light availability in a temperate deciduous forest.

Some less common species found included Aesculus glabra, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Gleditisia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Prunus serotina, Quercus muehlenbergii, Robinia pseuodacacia, and Maclura pomifera.

Aesculus glabra was second in abundance, making up 15% of the sample.

The most important species at these sites were Juglans nigra, Populus deltoides, Ulmus americana, Aesculus glabra and Fraxinus pennsylvanica.

Based on relative importance values (RIV), the important species for the floodplain woods to the north of the summit are Populus deltoides, Ulmus americana, Platanus occidentalis, and Robinia pseudoacacia, while the important species for the floodplain woods to the south of the summit are Acer saccharum, Aesculus glabra, Ulmus rubra, and Celtis occidentalis.

The overstory here is more diverse and other important species ave Aesculus glabra, Celtis occidentalis, Carya spp.

Subdominant species at the site include: Aesculus glabra, Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus americana, Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra, and Ulmus rubra.