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Taxodium distichum - (Platanus occidentalis) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Taxodium distichum - (Platanus occidentalis) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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.19447.TAXODIUMDISTICH
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: Taxodium distichum - (Platanus occidentalis) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
  Translated: Bald-cypress - (Sycamore) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125136 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.298