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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. Stands are typically dominated by <i>Quercus michauxii, Quercus shumardii, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Carya laciniosa</i>. Other hickories which can be present include <i>Carya ovata</i> and <i>Carya alba</i>. Canopy closure is at or near 100%. The subcanopy is dense and dominated by <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> and <i>Ulmus alata</i>. Dominant shrubs include <i>Ilex decidua, Cornus foemina</i>, and <i>Viburnum dentatum</i>. The herbaceous layer is dense and dominated by <i>Carex</i> spp. and a diverse and varied assemblage of grasses and forbs, including <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> 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 <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Campsis radicans</i>, and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33389.CEGL002099
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.2.688242 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Swamp Chestnut Oak - Sweetgum Mesic Floodplain Forest
  Translated: Swamp Chestnut Oak - Shumard Oak - Sweetgum / Giant Cane Forest
  Scientific: Quercus michauxii - Quercus shumardii - Liquidambar styraciflua / Arundinaria gigantea Forest
  Code: CEGL002099