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Liquidambar styraciflua - (Acer rubrum) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Liquidambar styraciflua - (Acer rubrum) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Forests dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua with seasonally flooded hydrology. Some stands may be dominated or codominated by Acer rubrum. Other woody species that may be present include Planera aquatica, Salix nigra, Quercus palustris, Quercus lyrata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus phellos, and Cornus foemina. Shrubs that may be present include Ilex opaca, Magnolia virginiana, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Clethra alnifolia, Leucothoe racemosa, and Vaccinium corymbosum. Sphagnum spp. are common in the herbaceous layer. Known examples occur in seasonally flooded depressions and not on floodplains. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20953.LIQUIDAMBARSTYR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Liquidambar styraciflua - (Acer rubrum) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
  Translated: Sweetgum - (Red Maple) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124548 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.321