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Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes seasonally flooded swamps dominated by Taxodium distichum with Nyssa aquatica and other hardwood species, especially Acer rubrum and Ulmus americana. Shrub species which may be present include Itea virginica and Clethra alnifolia (within its range). Saururus cernuus is prominent in the herbaceous stratum, which may be sparse and may also include Boehmeria cylindrica, Sagittaria latifolia, and Smilax spp. In the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain and Gulf Coastal Plain, this community primarily occurs in sloughs which flood for 3-4 months annually. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21680.TAXODIUMDISTICH
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jan-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo - Red Maple / Virginia-willow Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685713 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007422
  Scientific: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest
  Common: Southern Coastal Plain Bald-cypress - Tupelo Swamp Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest