Name:
Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus pagoda - Carya spp. / Carpinus caroliniana / Carex spp. Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This bottomland hardwood forest is found on higher terraces of floodplains in the northern Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain and East Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy of stands is dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus pagoda, and Carya spp. (including Carya ovata, Carya laciniosa, Carya ovalis). Originally described from Shiloh National Park (Hardin County, Tennessee), where the understory may contain Carpinus caroliniana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Carya alba, Carya ovalis, and Quercus nigra. Portions of the stand may exhibit canopy dominance by Liquidambar styraciflua and Carya spp, with lower coverage by oaks. Shrubs include Asimina triloba, Arundinaria gigantea and Ilex decidua, along with smaller individuals of successional tree species such as Acer negundo and Celtis laevigata. Woody and herbaceous vines found here include Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Dioscorea villosa, Smilax bona-nox, Toxicodendron radicans, Amphicarpaea bracteata, and Passiflora lutea. Herbs include Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum, Aristolochia serpentaria, Hymenocallis caroliniana (= Hymenocallis occidentalis), Ruellia sp., Laportea canadensis, Polygonum virginianum, Spigelia marilandica, Carex debilis, Carex grayi, Carex squarrosa, Carex tribuloides, Chasmanthium latifolium, Viola spp., and Commelina virginica. Examples of this association which have sustained extensive recent disturbance will likely contain much Smilax sp. and Rubus sp. in the shrub layer. The exotics Ligustrum sinense, Alliaria petiolata, and Microstegium vimineum may be present in examples of this association.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22122.LIQUIDAMBARSTYR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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