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Taxodium distichum - Populus heterophylla Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Taxodium distichum - Populus heterophylla Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This bald-cypress - swamp cottonwood forest is reported from the east-central United States, in southern Indiana. Water levels fluctuate considerably. Typically water is present in winter through mid-summer, with a complete dry down in fall; however, standing water may be present throughout the year. The deepest part of the swamp is probably over 1 m deep, with less than 0.5 m being the probable norm. Mature Taxodium distichum and Populus heterophylla dominate the canopy of this type. Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus palustris are important on the borders in more shallow water. Within the swamp Cephalanthus occidentalis forms a subcanopy, along with an occasional Rosa palustris shrub. On floating logs and bases of trees, Bidens discoidea and Triadenum walteri occur. Floating in the water are species of Lemna, Spirodela, and Wolffia. Emergent aquatics include Glyceria septentrionalis, Hottonia inflata, Sium suave, and Ranunculus flabellaris. Herbaceous and vine components of shallow borders include Saururus cernuus, Onoclea sensibilis, and occasionally Vitis palmata. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22764.TAXODIUMDISTICH
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Jun-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Bald-cypress - Swamp Cottonwood Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686858 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005201
  Scientific: Taxodium distichum - Populus heterophylla Forest
  Common: Bald Cypress - Swamp Cottonwood Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Taxodium distichum - Populus heterophylla Forest