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A.331 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.331
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: These bottomland forests of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, West Gulf Coastal Plain, and Mobile-Tensaw Delta are dominated by ~Quercus texana$ and, often, ~Quercus lyrata$. Associated woody species include ~Sassafras albidum, Taxodium distichum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus profunda, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Celtis laevigata, Forestiera acuminata, Carya aquatica$, and ~Gleditsia aquatica$. Vines are common in these forests and species include ~Campsis radicans, Toxicodendron radicans, Ampelopsis arborea, Ampelopsis cordata, Berchemia scandens$, and others. Among the herbaceous species that may be present are ~Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (= Aster lateriflorus), Justicia ovata, Laportea canadensis$, and ~Leersia virginica$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1956.A331
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: QUERCUS TEXANA - (QUERCUS LYRATA) SEASONALLY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE
  Common: Nuttall Oak - (Overcup Oak) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
  Code: A.331
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus texana - (Quercus lyrata) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance