Name:
Quercus shumardii - Quercus pagoda - Fraxinus americana / Ostrya virginiana - Cornus florida / Trillium ludovicianum Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This mesic forest community is restricted to calcareous soils associated with the Jackson Formation in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana, and related areas of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi. The dense canopy is dominated by Quercus shumardii, Quercus pagoda, Fraxinus americana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia acuminata, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus phellos, Quercus michauxii, Acer barbatum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Platanus occidentalis, and Pinus taeda. The subcanopy is open to fairly dense, and consists of Ostrya virginiana, Cornus florida, Acer barbatum, Asimina triloba, Ulmus alata, Frangula caroliniana, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, Zanthoxylum americanum, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Hamamelis virginiana, and Sideroxylon lanuginosum. The sparse shrub and woody vine layer includes Bignonia capreolata, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Rhus aromatica, Frangula caroliniana, Euonymus atropurpurea, Cocculus carolinus, Berchemia scandens, and Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea. The herb layer is sparse and includes Carex cherokeensis, Lithospermum tuberosum, Botrychium virginianum, Aristolochia serpentaria, Delphinium carolinianum, Dioscorea quaternata, Trillium ludovicianum, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Passiflora lutea, Phryma leptostachya, Spigelia marilandica, Taenidia integerrima, Phlox divaricata, and Smilax herbacea.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.25266.QUERCUSSHUMARDI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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