Name:
A.445
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
Forests in this alliance are successional on Coastal Plain nonriverine flats and often result from logging, fire suppression, and hydrologic alteration; or occur on the backside of dunes on barrier islands. The canopies of stands are dominated by ~Pinus taeda, Liquidambar styraciflua$, and ~Acer rubrum$. Characteristic species vary with geography and habitat, and include ~Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Magnolia virginiana, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus nigra, Quercus michauxii, Quercus pagoda$, and ~Quercus alba$. ~Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta$ occurs in dense, or sometimes patchy, stands within one association in the Outer Coastal Plain of Virginia and North Carolina. Other shrubs of this alliance include ~Clethra alnifolia, Vaccinium formosum, Vaccinium fuscatum, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Ilex opaca, Ilex glabra, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Persea palustris, Leucothoe racemosa, Vaccinium elliottii, Callicarpa americana$, and ~Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans$. Locally, ~Lyonia lucida$ and ~Asimina triloba$ may occur, as well. Herbaceous species are sparse to essentially lacking, but can include ~Woodwardia areolata, Woodwardia virginica, Osmunda cinnamomea$, and ~Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis$. ~Quercus nigra$ is an important canopy component of this vegetation in Mississippi (R. Wieland pers. comm.).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.2105.A445
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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