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Quercus laurifolia - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Nyssa aquatica / Sabal minor Tidal Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus laurifolia - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Nyssa aquatica / Sabal minor Tidal Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest occurs in tidally flooded brownwater situations in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy is dominated by Quercus laurifolia, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Nyssa aquatica, with Taxodium distichum, Populus heterophylla, and Betula nigra as frequent components as well. Historically, Taxodium distichum may have been more abundant, but it was reduced by timber harvest and failure to regenerate. Fraxinus caroliniana locally forms a subcanopy. The shrub layer is strongly dominated by Sabal minor. Ilex verticillata and Cornus foemina are widely scattered. Characteristic woody vines (lianas) include Toxicodendron radicans, Gelsemium rankinii, and Wisteria frutescens. Herbs are generally sparse and of low diversity; Justicia ovata and Carex gigantea are typical. This community forms extensive stands in the lower reaches of the braided Mobile-Tensaw system (Mobile and Baldwin counties, Alabama), and possibly in other areas as well. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23020.QUERCUSLAURIFOL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jun-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Diamondleaf Oak - Green Ash - Water Tupelo / Dwarf Palmetto Tidal Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686897 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007884
  Scientific: Quercus laurifolia - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Nyssa aquatica / Sabal minor Tidal Forest
  Common: Northern Gulf Tidal Laurel Oak - Ash - Tupelo Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus laurifolia - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Nyssa aquatica / Sabal minor Tidal Forest