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: G2? – Imperiled? (Status uncertain)
Subnational Conservation Status:
MD: SNR – Not yet assessed
; VA: S1 – Critically Imperiled
Classification
Official names reduce the confusion by providing a common language for talking about natural communities. Why so many names?
Abbreviated Common Name: Bedrock Floodplain Forest
Common Name: Bedrock Floodplain Forest (Central Appalachian-Piedmont)
Scientific Name: Platanus occidentalis - Acer saccharinum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Boehmeria cylindrica - Carex emoryi Floodplain Forest
Scientific Name Translated: American Sycamore - Silver Maple - Green Ash / Small-spike False Nettle - Emory's Sedge Floodplain Forest
Classification Code: CEGL006476
Associated Ecological System: River Floodplains Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park