Name:
Quercus nigra - Quercus pagoda - Carya myristiciformis / Cercis canadensis Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This late successional bottomland forest occurs on calcareous substrates on terraces in brownwater river floodplains in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. This forest contains a relatively large number of canopy species, and dominance is variable from occurrence to occurrence. Quercus nigra, Quercus pagoda, and Carya alba are commonly the codominant species. Canopy associates include Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus phellos, Quercus michauxii, Quercus shumardii, Carya glabra, Carya laciniosa, Carya ovata, and Carya myristiciformis. The subcanopy is well-developed and may be composed of canopy species with Acer rubrum, Crataegus marshallii, Ulmus alata, Cornus florida, Cercis canadensis, and Carpinus caroliniana. Callicarpa americana and Chionanthus virginicus are common in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer contains seedlings of canopy species, as well as Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Arundinaria gigantea, Dioscorea villosa, Mitchella repens, Berchemia scandens, Vitis rotundifolia, Dichanthelium boscii, Scutellaria integrifolia, Smilax rotundifolia, Commelina virginica, Bignonia capreolata, and others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.23064.QUERCUSNIGRAQUE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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