Name:
Acer barbatum - Aesculus glabra - Carya myristiciformis - Quercus shumardii - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is known from moist, north-facing, calcareous bluffs in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi and Alabama. Canopy species include Acer barbatum, Aesculus glabra, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya laciniosa, Carya myristiciformis, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Morus rubra, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Ulmus alata, and Ulmus americana. The subcanopy stratum includes Acer rubrum, Asimina triloba, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Maclura pomifera, Ostrya virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Ulmus rubra, and Zanthoxylum clava-herculis. Shrubs and woody vines include Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Cocculus carolinus, Cornus drummondii, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus marshallii, Euonymus americana, Euonymus atropurpurea, Frangula caroliniana, Ilex decidua, Menispermum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ptelea trifoliata, Sideroxylon lycioides, Smilax bona-nox, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rufidulum, and Vitis aestivalis. Herbaceous species are numerous and include Allium canadense, Anemone virginiana, Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum, Botrychium virginianum, Campanulastrum americanum, Cardamine concatenata, Carex albicans var. albicans (= Carex artitecta), Carex blanda, Carex cephalophora, Carex cherokeensis, Carex gracilescens, Carex jamesii, Carex laxiflora var. serrulata, Carex muehlenbergii, Carex oxylepis, Carex willdenowii, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cynoglossum virginianum, Dasistoma macrophylla, Desmodium nudiflorum, Desmodium pauciflorum, Dichanthelium boscii, Euphorbia commutata, Lilium michauxii, Luzula echinata, Monotropa hypopithys, Oxalis violacea, Panax quinquefolius, Penstemon tubiflorus, Phlox divaricata, Phryma leptostachya, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Prenanthes altissima, Ruellia strepens, Sanguinaria canadensis, Sanicula odorata, Scrophularia marilandica, Silene stellata, Smilax herbacea, Spigelia marilandica, Frasera caroliniensis, Thalictrum thalictroides, Trillium recurvatum, and Viola affinis. Related vegetation may be found in the Tunica Hills or other calcareous uplands of Louisiana.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20762.ACERBARBATUMAES
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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