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Quercus lyrata - Liquidambar styraciflua Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus lyrata - Liquidambar styraciflua Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This seasonally flooded forest is found in the floodplains of the Chattahoochee River of Alabama and possibly Georgia as well as in the floodplains of smaller Piedmont interface streams in Georgia. Stands are dominated by a variable combination of Quercus lyrata, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus phellos. The use of Liquidambar styraciflua as a nominal indicates a shorter hydroperiod than stands with Quercus lyrata by itself. Occasional examples have a canopy dominated by Quercus phellos almost exclusively. One example on the Chattahoochee floodplain in Alabama on Fort Benning is dominated by Fraxinus pennsylvanica with lesser amounts of Quercus phellos. These are small-scale seasonally flooded depressions in a temporarily flooded bottomland that appear to flood more often as the result of rainfall accumulation rather than stream or river overflow. Quercus lyrata dominates the center of the depressions (the wettest areas) with Quercus phellos and Liquidambar styraciflua or Fraxinus pennsylvanica fringing the depressions. The open subcanopy is well-developed and contains Carpinus caroliniana, Acer rubrum, and Ulmus alata in addition to canopy species regeneration. Shrubs are sparse and include Ilex decidua and Rubus spp. Herbaceous vegetation is also sparse (<5% cover) and includes Carex spp. and Zephyranthes atamasca on small rises in the soil surface. The vast majority of the ground surface (95% or more) is covered by a combination of leaf detritus in various stages of decomposition, and exposed mud.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21996.QUERCUSLYRATALI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-May-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus (laurifolia, phellos) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Overcup Oak - Sweetgum Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685762 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008583   Scientific: Quercus lyrata - Liquidambar styraciflua Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus lyrata - Liquidambar styraciflua Forest