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Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Temporarily Flooded Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Temporarily Flooded Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community consists of deciduous forests on terraces 1-3 m (3-10 feet) above the banks of medium-sized, high-energy rivers in the Cumberlands and Ridge and Valley regions of Alabama and possibly Tennessee. These forests are unusual in that they are flooded yearly, yet they retain a canopy dominated by oaks more common on drier slopes. Any combination of Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, and Quercus velutina dominates along with more traditional bottomland tree species such as Liriodendron tulipifera and Liquidambar styraciflua. The shrub layer has at least 30% cover and tends to be dominated by Kalmia latifolia with other shrubs such as Calycanthus floridus, Corylus cornuta, Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum spp., and others. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to moderate and contains Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (at least 10% cover). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22422.QUERCUSALBACOCC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Sep-2004 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: (White Oak, Scarlet Oak, Southern Red Oak, Black Oak) / Mountain Laurel Temporarily Flooded Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.740220 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Temporarily Flooded Forest
  Code: CEGL004098
  Common: Southern Cumberland High-Energy River Oak Terrace Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Temporarily Flooded Forest