Name:
Acer rubrum var. trilobum - Liquidambar styraciflua - Magnolia tripetala / Osmunda regalis - (Cypripedium kentuckiense) Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Forested acid seeps on hillsides or streamheads; described here from the east-central Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas. Canopy coverage can be moderately dense to quite open, and canopy composition is highly variable, but Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus alba are common and typical. Other canopy species may include Fagus grandifolia and Magnolia tripetala. The subcanopy is often well-developed and characteristically includes Ilex opaca var. opaca, Magnolia tripetala, Carpinus caroliniana, and Ostrya virginiana. The shrub stratum may be well-developed or not and includes species such as Alnus serrulata, Cornus obliqua (= Cornus amomum ssp. obliqua), Vaccinium fuscatum, Vaccinium virgatum, Rhododendron oblongifolium, and Euonymus americana. Herbaceous composition varies with geography, and the herbaceous stratum can be dense or patchy. Some characteristic and locally dominant species include Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Impatiens capensis, Juncus coriaceus, and Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus). Other typical herbaceous species include Arnoglossum plantagineum, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Boehmeria cylindrica, Callitriche heterophylla, Carex atlantica, Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides, Carex intumescens, Carex leptalea, Carex oxylepis, Carex radiata, Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Cinna arundinacea, Cypripedium kentuckiense, Glyceria striata, Impatiens capensis, Juncus effusus, Leersia virginica, Lobelia cardinalis, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Platanthera ciliaris, Platanthera clavellata, Rudbeckia fulgida var. umbrosa, Solidago rugosa, and Thelypteris noveboracensis. Sphagnum spp. are usually present and are common in some occurrences.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.21862.ACERRUBRUMVARTR
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