Name:
Pinus elliottii var. elliottii - Magnolia virginiana - Taxodium ascendens - Nyssa biflora / Polygala cymosa - Carex glaucescens Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This bayhead community of the East Gulf Coastal Plain has a closed canopy (or nearly so) of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, Magnolia virginiana, Taxodium ascendens, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus laurifolia, and Quercus nigra. Understory trees, shrubs, and vines include Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta, Cyrilla racemiflora, Gaylussacia mosieri, Gelsemium rankinii, Hypericum galioides, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Ilex opaca, Itea virginica, Lyonia lucida, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Persea palustris, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Viburnum nudum var. nudum. Typical herbaceous species include Polygala cymosa, Carex glaucescens, Eriocaulon compressum, Viola X primulifolia, Woodwardia areolata, and Xyris fimbriata. Sphagnum spp. are abundant. This community grades to slightly less wet sites with greater fire frequency, which have a related community, Pinus elliottii var. elliottii - Taxodium ascendens / Polygala cymosa - Rhynchospora spp. Woodland (CEGL004556).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19330.PINUSELLIOTTIIV
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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