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Quercus laurifolia - (Quercus nigra, Nyssa biflora) / Diospyros virginiana Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus laurifolia - (Quercus nigra, Nyssa biflora) / Diospyros virginiana Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This West Gulf Coastal Plain community occurs as isolated circular depressions of less than an acre to several acres in size, locally called "baygols." The closed canopy is typically dominated by Quercus laurifolia, with lesser amounts of Quercus nigra and Nyssa biflora. The typical understory contains Diospyros virginiana and Crataegus spp. The herb stratum is poorly developed. This community occurs on the Intermediate Pleistocene Terraces (Bentley and Montgomery) in a pine flatwoods landscape. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27590.QUERCUSLAURIFOL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 02-Feb-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Diamondleaf Oak - (Water Oak, Swamp Blackgum) / Eastern Persimmon Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689861 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007871
  Scientific: Quercus laurifolia - (Quercus nigra, Nyssa biflora) / Diospyros virginiana Forest
  Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Depression Baygol Swamp
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus laurifolia - (Quercus nigra, Nyssa biflora) / Diospyros virginiana Forest