Name:
Liriodendron tulipifera - Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana / Toxicodendron vernix - Morella caroliniensis / Osmunda regalis Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These forests occur in seepage areas in pine-dominated uplands of the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi (and possibly Louisiana). The tree canopy is variable with Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, and Magnolia virginiana typically dominant, but Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, and Acer rubrum may be codominant in some examples. Canopy cover in these seeps is not complete, and the shrub and herbaceous layers are well-developed. The shrub and subcanopy are dominated by Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Toxicodendron vernix, Persea palustris, and Magnolia virginiana; with Chionanthus virginicus, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Viburnum nudum, Ilex coriacea, Clethra alnifolia, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Rhododendron canescens, Vaccinium elliottii, and other species present. The herbaceous layer includes Osmunda regalis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia areolata, Apios americana, Botrychium dissectum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Platanthera ciliaris, Mitchella repens, Dioscorea villosa, Sphagnum spp., and other species. Woody vines are common, and species that occur are Smilax walteri, Smilax laurifolia, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron vernix, Berchemia scandens, and others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19398.LIRIODENDRONTUL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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