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A.298 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.298
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Forests in this alliance occur on riverfronts and levees, and as narrow bands along the banks in floodplains of perennial streams, where they experience relatively frequent flooding of short duration. They are united by being dominated or codominated by ~Taxodium distichum$, with hardwoods such as ~Platanus occidentalis$ or ~Betula nigra$. Other species that may be present include ~Acer rubrum, Fraxinus caroliniana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Sebastiania fruticosa, Amorpha fruticosa, Hypericum prolificum, Vaccinium elliottii, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus$ spp., ~Salix nigra, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Sabal minor$, and ~Cyrilla racemiflora$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1903.A298
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: I.B.2.N.d
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: TAXODIUM DISTICHUM - (PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS) TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE
  Code: A.298
  Common: Bald-cypress - (Sycamore) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Taxodium distichum - (Platanus occidentalis) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance