Name:
A.60
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
Saturated forests with the canopy dominated by ~Magnolia virginiana$ and/or ~Persea palustris$, with both species generally present; one or the other may dominate. A small component of ~Gordonia lasianthus$ may be present in some associations but only in small amounts; communities with substantial amounts of ~Gordonia$ are treated in the I.A.4.N.g ~~Gordonia lasianthus$ Saturated Forest Alliance (A.59)$$. ^This alliance includes seepage-fed saturated forests found at the base of steepheads, with cool microclimates; also stream-associated flats and isolated peaty wetlands; as well as peaty soils only slightly above sea level, in swales and seepage-fed areas adjacent to sand dunes. Shrubs may include ~Illicium floridanum$ (which may be abundant and characteristic of some associations), ~Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Clethra alnifolia, Itea virginica, Pinckneya bracteata$, and ~Lyonia lucida$. Herbs include ~Rhynchospora$ spp., ~Peltandra sagittifolia, Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera intermedia, Pinguicula pumila, Viola X primulifolia, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Woodwardia areolata$, and ~Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea$. ~Sphagnum$ is common to scattered in examples of this alliance. Some examples occur in association with ~Cliftonia monophylla$ Forest, in slightly drier (though still saturated) situations. Canopy coverage can vary, depending on disturbance; some maritime associations are subject to flooding, hurricanes, or storms which can create canopy openings. A maritime forest dominated by ~Persea palustris$ is included here; in this example ~Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera)$ is common in the shrub layer. The herb layer has ~Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Woodwardia virginica$, and ~Woodwardia areolata$. This alliance is known from the Atlantic Coastal Plain from North Carolina south to Florida, and in the Florida Gulf Coastal Plain. Occurrences in subtropical Florida have subtropical components, such as ~Chrysobalanus icaco, Ficus aurea, Annona glabra, Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (= Sambucus simpsonii), Myrsine floridana, Psychotria tenuifolia, Dicliptera sexangularis, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Acrostichum danaeifolium, Blechnum serrulatum, Nephrolepis exaltata, Thelypteris kunthii, Rivina humilis, Habenaria odontopetala$, and ~Melothria pendula$.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.2242.A60
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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