Name:
Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Quercus phellos / Leucothoe racemosa Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This association is a seasonally flooded forest of shallow basins and other depressions of the Coastal Plain of the Chesapeake Bay region. The substrate is characterized by mineral soils, generally acidic, gleyed to mottled, sandy or clay loams. Characteristic tree species include <i>Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>, which are nearly constant in the canopy. Associates include <i>Ilex opaca, Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Sassafras albidum, Quercus palustris, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Quercus phellos</i>, and occasionally <i>Quercus falcata, Quercus lyrata</i>, or <i>Betula nigra</i>. The shrub layer is characterized by <i>Leucothoe racemosa, Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Lindera benzoin, Ilex verticillata</i>, and <i>Rhododendron viscosum</i>. <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> is a particularly characteristic vine. The herbaceous layer is generally sparse but may include <i>Mitchella repens, Osmunda cinnamomea, Chasmanthium laxum, Woodwardia areolata, Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda regalis, Carex albolutescens, Carex debilis var. debilis, Scirpus cyperinus, Juncus effusus</i>, and <i>Polygonum</i> spp. <i>Carex joorii</i> is inconstant but locally abundant in some stands in the southern part of the range.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31290.CEGL006110
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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