Name:
Tilia americana (var. caroliniana, var. heterophylla) - Acer barbatum - Fraxinus americana / Arundinaria gigantea / Tillandsia usneoides Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community is found on mesic, north-facing bluffs in the Alabama Red Hills of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and on the first terrace of the Chattahoochee River in Russell County, Alabama (Fort Benning), Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain. This association is a deciduous hardwood forest dominated by Tilia americana var. caroliniana, with Fraxinus americana, Acer barbatum, and sometimes Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, or Fagus grandifolia. In the Chattahoochee River drainage, Tilia americana var. heterophylla can replace the typical southern Tilia americana var. caroliniana. Other less abundant canopy trees are Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus alba, Carya alba, Pinus taeda, Carya cordiformis, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya ovalis, Carya glabra, Quercus rubra, Quercus pagoda, Platanus occidentalis, and Quercus shumardii. The most common subcanopy species are Carpinus caroliniana, Fagus grandifolia, Acer barbatum, Ostrya virginiana, Halesia diptera, Carya cordiformis, and Magnolia acuminata. Additional subcanopy species are Cornus florida, Magnolia macrophylla, and Morus rubra. Tillandsia usneoides is common as an epiphyte. Arundinaria gigantea is the most abundant shrub; other shrubs are Vaccinium elliottii, Hydrangea quercifolia, Cercis canadensis, Magnolia grandiflora, Halesia diptera, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Ulmus rubra, Callicarpa americana, and Ilex opaca. The common herbaceous plants (in order of abundance) are Polystichum acrostichoides, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Solidago caesia, and Hexastylis arifolia. Vines present are Vitis aestivalis, Bignonia capreolata, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. This association lacks a large assemblage of calciphilic herbs.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24760.TILIAAMERICANAV
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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