Name:
Platanus occidentalis - Liquidambar styraciflua / Carpinus caroliniana - Asimina triloba Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This forest, dominated by <i>Platanus occidentalis</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, occurs on small to medium-sized streams and on larger streams on active first bottoms and possibly on levees where flooding may be frequent but is of short duration. The community occurs in the Interior Low Plateau, the Cumberlands, Ridge and Valley, and adjacent provinces of Tennessee and Kentucky, and possibly Alabama and Georgia. Other trees present can include <i>Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus phellos, Celtis occidentalis, Juglans nigra, Fraxinus</i> spp., and <i>Ulmus</i> spp. Other woody species common to this community include <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Aesculus sylvatica, Cornus florida, Alnus serrulata, Fraxinus americana, Acer rubrum, Asimina triloba, Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ulmus americana, Fagus grandifolia</i>, and <i>Euonymus americanus</i>. In addition, <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> may be present or even abundant. Herbaceous species that may be found include <i>Arisaema triphyllum, Sanicula canadensis, Saururus cernuus, Campanula divaricata, Laportea canadensis, Salvia lyrata, Chasmanthium latifolium, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum, Viola sororia</i>, and <i>Carex crinita</i>. Because of repeated flooding, this community may remain on a site indefinitely. It develops from communities dominated by <i>Salix</i> spp. and <i>Populus</i> spp., and probably from others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.34912.CEGL007340
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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