Name:
Quercus lyrata - Quercus laurifolia - Taxodium distichum / Saururus cernuus Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This vegetation of sloughs and edges of backswamps in the Atlantic Coastal Plain has a mixture of cypress - gum swamp and bottomland hardwoods species, generally Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia, Taxodium distichum, Populus heterophylla, Fraxinus profunda, Quercus phellos, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Carya aquatica, Planera aquatica, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Along with the canopy species, other species that may be present in the subcanopy are Ulmus alata, Ilex decidua, Carpinus caroliniana, and Diospyros virginiana. The shrub layer ranges from sparse to a moderate coverage by species of the canopy and subcanopy layers with Sabal minor and Arundinaria gigantea. Herbaceous coverage usually is well-developed, and dominant species include Carex joorii, Carex intumescens, Carex lupulina, Boehmeria cylindrica, Justicia ovata, Saururus cernuus, and Leersia lenticularis. Other herbaceous species that occur include Commelina virginica, Lobelia cardinalis, Ludwigia palustris, Diodia virginiana, Gratiola virginiana, and others. The undergrowth (especially the prevalence of Saururus cernuus) is typical of cypress - gum swamps. This forest has well-developed canopy, subcanopy, and herbaceous strata.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26596.QUERCUSLYRATAQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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