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Liquidambar styraciflua - Taxodium distichum Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Liquidambar styraciflua - Taxodium distichum Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Examples of this alliance are found in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, on natural lake shorelines on mineral soils. Stands are dominated by Taxodium distichum and hardwoods, such as Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus michauxii, and Quercus pagoda. Some common understory species include Asimina triloba, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Cyrilla racemiflora, Persea palustris, and Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera). Some herbs which may occur include Panicum hemitomon, Pontederia cordata, Peltandra sagittifolia, Nuphar spp., and others. This alliance contains two associations, both rare; its range is limited to the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. One association is dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua and Persea palustris. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18783.LIQUIDAMBARSTYR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Liquidambar styraciflua - Taxodium distichum Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
  Translated: Sweetgum - Bald-cypress Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125129 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.322