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Quercus michauxii - Quercus shumardii - Liquidambar styraciflua / Arundinaria gigantea Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus michauxii - Quercus shumardii - Liquidambar styraciflua / Arundinaria gigantea Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This swamp chestnut oak - hardwood forest is a bottomland community found in the central and south-central United States along borders and first bottoms of rivers, streams, and swamps, particularly along the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Tennessee River and their tributaries. Soils which support this association are deep, moist, rich, loamy, typically somewhat acidic to circumneutral, and well-drained. Short periods of inundation in the fall and winter can occur. Canopy diversity can be high in this community but is dominated by Quercus michauxii, Quercus shumardii, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Carya laciniosa. Canopy closure is at or near 100%. The subcanopy is dense and dominated by Carpinus caroliniana and Ulmus alata. Dominant shrubs include Ilex decidua, Cornus foemina, and Viburnum dentatum. The herbaceous layer is dense and dominated by Carex spp. and a diverse and varied assemblage of grasses and forbs, including Arundinaria gigantea which often forms dense, almost impenetrable stands particularly where canopy openings allow sunlight to reach the forest floor. Vines are prevalent in the subcanopy and understory of this community; the most commonly encountered are Toxicodendron radicans, Campsis radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27896.QUERCUSMICHAUXI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus (michauxii, pagoda, shumardii) - Liquidambar styraciflua Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Swamp Chestnut Oak - Shumard Oak - Sweetgum / Giant Cane Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688242 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Quercus michauxii - Quercus shumardii - Liquidambar styraciflua / Arundinaria gigantea Forest   Common: Swamp Chestnut Oak - Sweetgum Mesic Floodplain Forest   Code: CEGL002099 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus michauxii - Quercus shumardii - Liquidambar styraciflua / Arundinaria gigantea Forest