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Liriodendron tulipifera / Asimina triloba / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Liriodendron tulipifera / Asimina triloba / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest occurs on sandy levees of large rivers in the Piedmont of North Carolina. The somewhat open canopy is dominated by Liriodendron tulipifera with Quercus nigra, Carya cordiformis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Betula nigra, and others. The understory is dominated by Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Halesia tetraptera var. tetraptera, Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea, Cornus florida, and Asimina triloba. The herbaceous layer typically contains Amphicarpaea bracteata, Aristolochia serpentaria, Bignonia capreolata, Bromus pubescens, Campsis radicans, Ophioglossum vulgatum, Centrosema virginianum, and Elephantopus carolinianus among many other species. The exotic Lonicera japonica may be common and dominant. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25892.LIRIODENDRONTUL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 14
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jul-1996 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Tuliptree / Common Pawpaw / Giant Cane Forest
  Code: CEGL004419
  Scientific: Liriodendron tulipifera / Asimina triloba / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689166 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Piedmont Tuliptree Levee Forest