Name:
Liquidambar styraciflua - (Liriodendron tulipifera) Temporarily Flooded Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This widespread association of the southeastern United States is dominated by <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, but can be dominated by <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> in some cases, and occurs on heavily disturbed sites such as wetland old fields that have been recovering for the past 10-60 years. This is a successional community that develops following clearcutting or other disturbance along floodplains of major creeks and other temporarily flooded areas. As this community ages, it often begins to approach the composition of more natural ~<i>Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin / Arisaema triphyllum</i> Forest (CEGL004418)$$. This association is known from the Piedmont, Interior Low Plateau, Inner South Atlantic Coastal Plain, Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and possibly other provinces. <i>Acer rubrum</i> may be a major component of the canopy and subcanopy and may even partially dominate in some instances. In more mature examples, other canopy/subcanopy species which may occur to a lesser extent and often as scattered emergents are <i>Quercus alba, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. Stands in the Inner Coastal Plain of South Carolina typically contain <i>Persea palustris</i> and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>. Some stands, as on the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, may contain <i>Acer negundo</i> as a codominant canopy/subcanopy component. The shrub layer can contain <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Itea virginica, Vitis rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax rotundifolia</i>, and/or <i>Rubus</i> sp., in addition to canopy/subcanopy species. <i>Lonicera japonica</i> is often abundant in the understory. On disturbed sites, the shrub layer is often dominated by <i>Ligustrum sinense</i>, and the ground layer is typically solid <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> or a tangle of <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> and <i>Rubus</i> sp. The herbaceous layer may include <i>Chasmanthium laxum, Carex</i> spp., <i>Boehmeria cylindrica</i>, and <i>Botrychium biternatum</i>, sometimes growing on hummocks in standing water.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.34952.CEGL007330
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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