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A.322 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.322
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Examples of this alliance are found in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, on natural lake shorelines on mineral soils. Stands are dominated by ~Taxodium distichum$ and hardwoods, such as ~Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus michauxii$, and ~Quercus pagoda$. Some common understory species include ~Asimina triloba, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Cyrilla racemiflora, Persea palustris$, and ~Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera)$. Some herbs which may occur include ~Panicum hemitomon, Pontederia cordata, Peltandra sagittifolia, Nuphar$ spp., and others. This alliance contains two associations, both rare; its range is limited to the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. One association is dominated by ~Liquidambar styraciflua$ and ~Persea palustris$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1947.A322
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 - TAXODIUM DISTICHUM SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE
  Code: A.322
  Common: Sweetgum - Bald-cypress Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Liquidambar styraciflua - Taxodium distichum Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance