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Salix nigra / (Clethra alnifolia, Morella cerifera) / Nyssa aquatica Successional Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Salix nigra / (Clethra alnifolia, Morella cerifera) / Nyssa aquatica Successional Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest, dominated by <i>Salix nigra</i>, occurs as a result of clearcut logging of forests dominated by <i>Taxodium distichum</i> and/or <i>Nyssa aquatica</i>. It occurs in very low areas of river floodplains throughout the lower Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains and in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. Succession may lead to re-establishment of dominance by <i>Taxodium distichum</i> and <i>Nyssa aquatica</i>. Stump sprouts of <i>Nyssa</i> spp. may occur as canopy emergents. Tree seedlings of several species (<i>Taxodium distichum, Nyssa aquatica, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Fraxinus caroliniana</i>) may be found growing beneath the shrub layer. Common shrubs are <i>Clethra alnifolia, Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora, Itea virginica</i>, and <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera)</i>. Occurrences are most common on alluvial soils, usually Inceptisols with a clay component, and most will experience annual flooding. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34923.CEGL007411
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]
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  Common: Black Willow Successional Forest
  Translated: Black Willow / (Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Wax-myrtle) / Water Tupelo Successional Forest
  Scientific: Salix nigra / (Clethra alnifolia, Morella cerifera) / Nyssa aquatica Successional Forest
  Code: CEGL007411