Name:
Acer rubrum var. trilobum / Morella caroliniensis - Gaylussacia frondosa / Andropogon glomeratus - (Sarracenia flava) Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Seasonally saturated, open-canopied, acid seeps in the Uwharrie Mountains portion of the Piedmont of North Carolina, where they are part of a hillside seepage bog complex. The vegetation is patchy with areas of open canopy and areas with no canopy. Shrubs may be sparse to dense. Canopy species include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Pinus palustris, and Pinus taeda. Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Vaccinium formosum, Viburnum rufidulum, Alnus serrulata, and Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia) occur in the shrub layers. The herb layer may contain Andropogon glomeratus, Calamovilfa brevipilis, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (= Aster dumosus var. dumosus), Danthonia spicata, Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Hypericum setosum, Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea, Panicum virgatum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Polygala lutea, Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea (= Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa), Sarracenia X catesbaei, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax laurifolia, Solidago stricta, Sphagnum spp., and Xyris ambigua among other species.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.27190.ACERRUBRUMVARTR
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