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Quercus pagoda - Quercus michauxii - Quercus alba / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta - Sabal minor / Chasmanthium laxum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus pagoda - Quercus michauxii - Quercus alba / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta - Sabal minor / Chasmanthium laxum Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This oak flat forest occurs on moist to wet flats in interstream divides in regions of very subdued topographic relief in the outer Coastal Plain of South Carolina and likely Georgia. These communities never receive overland flooding from streams or rivers, though they may be affected by hurricane events. Quercus pagoda and Quercus michauxii are two of the most common canopy trees and characterize the community. Other canopy trees are Quercus alba, Quercus virginiana, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda, and Pinus glabra. The subcanopy is not a well-developed stratum. The shrub stratum varies from dense to scattered and is characterized by Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta and Sabal minor, which may dominate alone or in combination, but both are almost always present. Other shrubs include Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Symplocos tinctoria, Bignonia capreolata, and sometimes minor amounts of Ilex glabra, Lyonia lucida, Leucothoe axillaris, and Leucothoe racemosa. The herb stratum is usually dominated by Chasmanthium laxum, sometimes also with substantial Chasmanthium sessiliflorum. Other herbs are Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia areolata, Juncus coriaceus, and Mitchella repens. Patches of Sphagnum spp., especially Sphagnum lescurii occur in slight depressions. Hydrologically, the community lies near the conceptual boundary of upland and saturated communities; because of the very subdued topography, the water table is never far from the surface, and the ground is saturated for extended periods of time during the growing season.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24500.QUERCUSPAGODAQU Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 29-Dec-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus michauxii - Quercus pagoda Saturated Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Cherrybark Oak - Swamp Chestnut Oak - White Oak / Switch Cane - Dwarf Palmetto / Slender Spikegrass Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688018 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007849   Scientific: Quercus pagoda - Quercus michauxii - Quercus alba / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta - Sabal minor / Chasmanthium laxum Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus pagoda - Quercus michauxii - Quercus alba / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta - Sabal minor / Chasmanthium laxum Forest