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A.321 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.321
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Forests dominated by ~Liquidambar styraciflua$ with seasonally flooded hydrology. Some stands may be dominated or codominated by ~Acer rubrum$. Other woody species that may be present include ~Planera aquatica, Salix nigra, Quercus palustris, Quercus lyrata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus phellos$, and ~Cornus foemina$. Shrubs that may be present include ~Ilex opaca, Magnolia virginiana, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Clethra alnifolia, Leucothoe racemosa$, and ~Vaccinium corymbosum$. ~Sphagnum$ spp. are common in the herbaceous layer. Known examples occur in seasonally flooded depressions and not on floodplains. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1946.A321
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.e
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA - (ACER RUBRUM) SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE
  Common: Sweetgum - (Red Maple) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
  Code: A.321
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Liquidambar styraciflua - (Acer rubrum) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance