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Quercus palustris - (Fraxinus nigra) / Lindera benzoin / Carex bromoides Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus palustris - (Fraxinus nigra) / Lindera benzoin / Carex bromoides Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This floodplain swamp forest is the 'matrix' community of the Meadow River wetlands in southeast West Virginia. It is dominated by <i>Quercus palustris</i> in association with <i>Acer rubrum, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Quercus bicolor</i>. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus amomum, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin</i>, and <i>Viburnum dentatum</i>. Abundant species in the herbaceous layer include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex bromoides, Carex stricta, Cinna arundinacea, Leersia oryzoides, Lycopus uniflorus, Osmunda regalis, Onoclea sensibilis, Pilea pumila, Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus)</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. Its relation to pin oak swamps elsewhere in West Virginia and in other states has not been determined. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31284.CEGL007399
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685675 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Meadow River Floodplain Pin Oak Forest
  Translated: Pin Oak - (Black Ash) / Northern Spicebush / Bromelike Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Quercus palustris - (Fraxinus nigra) / Lindera benzoin / Carex bromoides Forest
  Code: CEGL007399