Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus spp. / Kalmia latifolia - Hamamelis virginiana / Galax urceolata Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This temporarily flooded forest occurs in the floodplain of small streams in ravines of the Piedmont. Frequency and duration of flooding are not known, but the duration probably is not long. The canopy is fairly open and dominated by Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Quercus shumardii var. shumardii, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. The understory contains Ilex opaca var. opaca, Cornus florida, Cornus foemina, Magnolia acuminata, and Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana. Approximately 10 m on each side of the waterbody is a fairly dense band of Cyrilla racemiflora over Kalmia latifolia. Other shrubs and understory species present include Hamamelis virginiana, Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Alnus serrulata, Calycanthus floridus var. floridus, Rhododendron arborescens, and Rhododendron viscosum among others. The herbaceous layer is strongly dominated by Galax urceolata, with Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia, Anemone virginiana var. virginiana, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora, Carex striatula, Chamaelirium luteum, Chrysogonum virginianum, Dioscorea quaternata, Dichanthelium spp., Gelsemium sempervirens, Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides, Heuchera americana, Mitchella repens, Hexastylis minor, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, and Xanthorhiza simplicissima among others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22424.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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