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
Subnational Conservation Status:
MD: SNR – Not yet assessed
; VA: S2? – Imperiled? (Status uncertain)
; WV: 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: Maple - Ash Swamp Forest
Common Name: Maple - Ash Swamp Forest (Northern Piedmont-Central Appalachians)
Scientific Name: Acer (rubrum, saccharinum) - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana / Boehmeria cylindrica Floodplain Forest
Scientific Name Translated: (Red Maple, Silver Maple) - Green Ash - American Elm / Small-spike False Nettle Floodplain Forest
Classification Code: CEGL006548
Associated Ecological System: River Floodplains Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park