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Cliftonia monophylla / Lyonia lucida - Smilax laurifolia Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Cliftonia monophylla / Lyonia lucida - Smilax laurifolia Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: These are extensive wetlands (up to 300 or more hectares in size) characterized by thickets of nearly pure Cliftonia monophylla that often attain exceptional height for this evergreen shrub (10-15 m tall). A sparse supercanopy of Pinus serotina or Pinus elliottii var. elliottii is sometimes present near the transition to wet flatwoods with a longer hydroperiod than other baygall associations, developed over peat at least 1-2 m deep. The open to dense shrub layer may contain Cliftonia monophylla, Cyrilla racemiflora, Leucothoe racemosa, Morella inodora (= Myrica inodora), Gaylussacia mosieri, Lyonia lucida, Ilex coriacea, Nyssa biflora, and Smilax laurifolia. Herbs are infrequent, occurring in small patches, including Peltandra sagittifolia, Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis, Sarracenia flava, Utricularia subulata, Drosera capillaris, Eriocaulon decangulare, Rhynchospora sp., Balduina uniflora, and Cleistes bifaria. Sphagnum spp. are common. Catastrophic fire may have been a rare type of disturbance in the past. This is a naturally occurring vegetation type, though possibly increased in occurrence by logging and subsequent fire suppression.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22398.CLIFTONIAMONOPH Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Cliftonia monophylla Saturated Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Black Titi / Shining Fetterbush - Blaspheme-vine Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687102 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007042   Scientific: Cliftonia monophylla / Lyonia lucida - Smilax laurifolia Forest   Common: Black Titi Baygall Swamp (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Cliftonia monophylla / Lyonia lucida - Smilax laurifolia Forest