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Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This seasonally flooded hardwood forest community occurs in groundwater basins on the Coastal Plain of Maryland and Virginia. The canopy is of variable closure and is dominated by <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Nyssa biflora</i>. Associated canopy species include <i>Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia</i> and <i>Diospyros virginiana</i>. The shrub layer is comprised of <i>Leucothoe racemosa</i> and scattered <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Carex joorii, Carex striata, Panicum verrucosum, Fimbristylis autumnalis</i>, and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31291.CEGL006223
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.2.687976 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Central Coastal Plain Basin Swamp
  Translated: Sweetgum - Red Maple - Swamp Tupelo / Cypress Swamp Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Forest
  Code: CEGL006223