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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This mesic acid forest of the West Gulf Coastal Plain is dominated by Fagus grandifolia and Quercus alba. It is further typified by the presence of a fairly diverse number of species which indicate high-quality mesic, acidic habitats in the region. The scattered to patchy tall-shrub stratum includes Ilex opaca var. opaca, Carpinus caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Cornus florida, Styrax grandifolius, and Crataegus marshallii. The sparse herbaceous layer includes Polystichum acrostichoides, Trillium gracile, Prenanthes altissima (uncommon), Spigelia marilandica (uncommon), Galium circaezans, Desmodium nudiflorum, Uvularia perfoliata, Polygonatum biflorum, Arisaema triphyllum, Viola walteri, Mitchella repens, Tipularia discolor, Lilium michauxii, Smilax herbacea (uncommon-rare), and Podophyllum peltatum. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24286.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jan-1995 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: American Beech - White Oak / American Holly / Southern Lady Fern Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687981 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007208
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest
  Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Beech - White Oak Forest (Typic Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest