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Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This seasonally flooded hardwood forest community occurs in groundwater basins on the Coastal Plain of Maryland and Virginia. The canopy is of variable closure and is dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, and Nyssa biflora. Associated canopy species include Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia and Diospyros virginiana. The shrub layer is comprised of Leucothoe racemosa and scattered Cephalanthus occidentalis. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Carex joorii, Carex striata, Panicum verrucosum, Fimbristylis autumnalis, and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24278.LIQUIDAMBARSTYR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Sweetgum - Red Maple - Swamp Blackgum / Cypress Swamp Sedge Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687976 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006223
  Scientific: Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest
  Common: Central Coastal Plain Basin Swamp
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest