Name:
Acer rubrum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Saururus cernuus Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This red maple swamp community of the Coastal Plain of the Chesapeake Bay region occurs on poorly drained to very poorly drained, base-rich, alluvial soils that are seasonally to semipermanently flooded. A thin organic horizon overlies sandy or silt clay loam soils. This swamp has pronounced hummock-and-hollow microtopography. The tree canopy is closed to partially open and dominated by Acer rubrum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Quercus lyrata. Associated canopy species may include Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus phellos, and Populus heterophylla. The shrub layer includes Lindera benzoin, Leucothoe racemosa, Ilex verticillata, Viburnum spp., and Fraxinus pennsylvanica saplings. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Saururus cernuus, Peltandra virginica, Boehmeria cylindrica, Triadenum walteri, Cinna arundinacea, Pilea pumila, Impatiens capensis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis, Leersia oryzoides, Leersia virginica, Glyceria striata, Commelina virginica, Rumex verticillatus, Carex spp., and Polygonum arifolium.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.21860.ACERRUBRUMFRAXI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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