Location of the Central U. S. hardwood forests

The Central U. S. hardwood forests comprise an ecoregion in eastern North America. An ecoregion ( ecological region) sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecologically and geographically defined area smaller than a "realm" or " It has one of the most diverse herbaceous plant floras of ecoregions in North America.

Threats

There is very little intact habitat in this ecoregion. Although much of the area is forested, these forests tend to be highly fragmented and significantly altered by development, agriculture, and fire suppression. The forests are dominated primarily by oak and hickory species. In some areas, habitat is threatened by urbanization and invasive species such as non-native privet, honeysuckle, and kudzu. This article is about the privet plant in the genus Ligustrum. Honeysuckles ( Lonicera; syn Caprifolium Mill) are arching Shrubs or twining Vines in the family Caprifoliaceae Pueraria lobata (syn P montana P thunbergiana) (sometimes known as foot a night vine, mile a minute vine, Gat Gun, Ge Gan and

Significant natural areas in the ecoregion

Tennessee

• Cedar glades of Middle Tennessee
• Wolf River (Tennessee)
• Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area

Kentucky

• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area

Illinois

• Cache River (Illinois) wetlands

Missouri

• Ozark Mountains

References and external links

• Ricketts, T.H., E. Dinerstein, D.M. Olson, C.J. Loucks, et al. (1999). Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment. World Wildlife Fund - United States and Canada. Island Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 337-340.
• National Geographic WildWorld ecoregion profile
• Central U.S. hardwood forests images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu

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