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Betula nigra - Liquidambar styraciflua - Platanus occidentalis - Quercus nigra Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Betula nigra - Liquidambar styraciflua - Platanus occidentalis - Quercus nigra Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: The canopy of stands of this association is dominated by Betula nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus nigra, Quercus pagoda, Ulmus americana, and Carya glabra. The midstory is dominated by Carpinus caroliniana, Ulmus alata, Halesia diptera, Ilex opaca var. opaca, and Ostrya virginiana. Understory shrubs include Vaccinium elliottii, Asimina triloba, Callicarpa americana, and patchy Arundinaria gigantea. Woody vines include Smilax rotundifolia and Vitis rotundifolia. Herbs include Elephantopus carolinianus, Onoclea sensibilis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Dichanthelium spp., Panicum spp., Carex spp., and Chasmanthium latifolium or Chasmanthium laxum, either one of which may have high cover values. These forests occur on narrow floodplains along medium-sized streams in the West Gulf Coastal Plain. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25758.BETULANIGRALIQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 12-Jul-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: River Birch - Sweetgum - Sycamore - Water Oak Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688847 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007898
  Scientific: Betula nigra - Liquidambar styraciflua - Platanus occidentalis - Quercus nigra Forest
  Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Mixed Small Stream Bottomland Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Betula nigra - Liquidambar styraciflua - Platanus occidentalis - Quercus nigra Forest