Conservation Status
Conservation status indicates how vulnerable a natural community is. Learn more about conservation status, which can be measured globally and regionally.
Global Conservation Status: G4? – Apparently Secure? (Status uncertain)
Subnational Conservation Status:
D.C.: SNR – Not yet assessed
Classification
Official names reduce the confusion by providing a common language for talking about natural communities. Why so many names?
Abbreviated Common Name: Basic Mesic Hardwood Forest
Common Name: Basic Mesic Hardwood Forest (Northern Coastal Plain-Piedmont)
Scientific Name: Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest
Scientific Name Translated: American Beech – Tuliptree – Bitternut Hickory / Northern Spicebush / Mayapple Forest
Classification Code: CEGL006055
Associated Ecological System: Mesic Hardwood Forest Ecological System in Rock Creek Park