Name:
A.379
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
Wetland forests of the Outer Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Texas, occurring on extensive flats in the Outer Coastal Plain of Louisiana, or on floodplains along rivers and creeks in the Upper Coastal Prairie of Texas. There is also an association placed here from low moist to wet flats in the Outer Coastal Plain of South Carolina (and possibly Georgia). In Louisiana, the vegetation of this alliance is found in the lower, wetter portions of flats, where water pools following rains. In addition to ~Quercus vriginiana$ and ~Quercus nigra$, other canopy dominants may include ~Carya illinoinensis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia grandiflora, Celtis laevigata, Ulmus americana, Ulmus crassifolia, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus phellos$, and ~Quercus pagoda$. The open understory consists of ~Ilex opaca var. opaca$ and ~Morus rubra$. The shrub stratum is locally dense, and may be dominated by ~Viburnum dentatum$ or ~Sabal minor$. Other shrubs include ~Ilex vomitoria, Ilex decidua, Callicarpa americana, Sambucus canadensis$, and ~Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera)$. Woody vines are common and include ~Ampelopsis arborea, Berchemia scandens, Toxicodendron radicans, Campsis radicans$, and ~Bignonia capreolata$. Herbs are few but may include ~Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum$, and ~Juncus coriaceus$. The epiphytes ~Tillandsia usneoides$ and ~Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana$ are also often present.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.2052.A379
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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