Name:
Nyssa biflora / Itea virginica - Cephalanthus occidentalis Depression Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community occupies peaty or mucky, acidic, semipermanently wet depressions in the Atlantic and East Gulf coastal plains. This community is strongly dominated by Nyssa biflora. Other bottomland species, including Taxodium distichum and Taxodium ascendens, may also be present, but combined usually contribute less than 30% of the canopy. Shrubs are scarce to scattered on hummocks and become more common with peat accumulation. Shrub species include Itea virginica and Cephalanthus occidentalis, with Clethra alnifolia, Lyonia lucida, Cliftonia monophylla, and Cyrilla racemiflora being common in the East Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains. Floating logs and stumps provide habitat for the sparse herbaceous stratum. Species include Woodwardia virginica, Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda cinnamomea, Eriocaulon spp., Xyris spp., Rhynchospora spp., Schoenoplectus spp. (= Scirpus spp.), and Juncus spp. The moderately to strongly acidic sandy soils are overlain by organic muck and leaf litter. This community occurs in depressions on the Coastal Plain of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi; and sparingly on the Piedmont of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24518.NYSSABIFLORAITE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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