Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Pinus glabra - (Magnolia macrophylla) / (Illicium floridanum) / Hexastylis arifolia Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This forest occurs in ravines and on broad upland flats, on somewhat acidic to circumneutral loamy soils which are not subject to flooding, or sometimes in temporarily flooded situations. These mesic to dry-mesic forests occur in hilly transitional areas from longleaf pine hills to stream bottoms, and are often best expressed in areas of steep slopes (or along alluvial flats). Canopies are diverse; some common trees are Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus alba, Quercus pagoda, Quercus nigra, Quercus hemisphaerica, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus americana, Quercus michauxii, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina, Quercus laurifolia, Carya alba (in the north), Carya glabra, Ulmus alata, and Pinus echinata. Species in the subcanopy include Acer barbatum, Acer rubrum, Oxydendrum arboreum, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Prunus caroliniana, Prunus serotina, Symplocos tinctoria, Magnolia macrophylla (rare to the west), Halesia diptera, Styrax grandifolius, Sassafras albidum, Ilex opaca, Hamamelis virginiana, Crataegus marshallii, Morus rubra, and Cornus florida. Common shrubs are Illicium floridanum (in some examples), Ilex longipes (in the west), Ilex vomitoria, Callicarpa americana, Euonymus americana, Hypericum hypericoides, Asimina parviflora, Osmanthus americanus (rare to the west), Viburnum dentatum, Amelanchier canadensis, Vaccinium arboreum, Chionanthus virginicus (rare to the west), Vaccinium elliottii, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Sebastiania fruticosa, Persea borbonia, and rarely Stewartia malacodendron. Common woody vines include Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax pumila, Smilax glauca, Smilax smallii, Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, and Lonicera sempervirens. The herb layer includes a mix of Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, Solidago arguta var. boottii, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Viola walteri, Arisaema triphyllum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Chasmanthium laxum, Carex spp., Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius (= Oplismenus setarius), Epifagus virginiana, Podophyllum peltatum, Uvularia perfoliata, Polygonatum biflorum, Mitchella repens, Trillium foetidissimum, Tipularia discolor, Polystichum acrostichoides, Dioscorea quaternata, Scleria sp., Aristolochia serpentaria, Sanicula canadensis, Lilium michauxii, Spigelia marilandica, Euphorbia corollata, Solidago caesia, Smilax herbacea (very uncommon), and rarely Chamaelirium luteum. The troublesome exotics Ligustrum sinense, Lygodium japonicum, and Lonicera japonica are usually present to a greater or lesser degree in stands of this type. This association occurs in the central and eastern Florida parishes (essentially east of the Amite River) of eastern Louisiana, and extends eastwards into the Coastal Plain of Mississippi, Alabama, and western Florida.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.28324.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI
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