Name:
Fagus grandifolia Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This alliance contains vegetation that occurs along small streams and along levees and terraces in somewhat larger alluvial systems. Stand are dominated by Fagus grandifolia. Other canopy species may include Quercus alba, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Quercus laurifolia, Acer barbatum, Quercus shumardii var. shumardii, Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia grandiflora (within its range), Quercus michauxii, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. The subcanopy and shrub layers often contain Aesculus pavia, Aesculus sylvatica, Arundinaria gigantea, Asimina triloba, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Cornus florida, Cornus foemina, Magnolia acuminata, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Alnus serrulata, Calycanthus floridus var. floridus, Rhododendron arborescens, and Vaccinium elliottii; and fairly dense coverage by Cyrilla racemiflora over Kalmia latifolia is present in an occurrence in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Herbaceous species common to forests in this alliance include Carex glaucescens, Carex intumescens, Chasmanthium latifolium, Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia, Anemone virginiana var. virginiana, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora, Carex striatula, Chamaelirium luteum, Chrysogonum virginianum, Dioscorea quaternata, Dichanthelium spp., Gelsemium sempervirens, Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides, Heuchera americana, Mitchella repens, Hexastylis minor, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, and Xanthorhiza simplicissima among others. The distribution of this alliance is incomplete, but it is known from at least the Piedmont of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina, the West Gulf Coastal Plain, southern Indiana, Pennsylvania, and possibly southern Ontario in Canada.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20619.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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