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Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes seasonally flooded swamps dominated by <i>Taxodium distichum</i> with <i>Nyssa aquatica</i> and other hardwood species, especially <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Shrub species which may be present include <i>Itea virginica</i> and <i>Clethra alnifolia</i> (within its range). Cover of the herbaceous stratum varies from sparse to moderate and is often characterized by <i>Saururus cernuus</i> and may also include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Sagittaria latifolia</i>, and <i>Smilax</i> spp. In the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain and Gulf Coastal Plain, this community primarily occurs in sloughs which flood for 3-4 months annually. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35064.CEGL007422
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:   Common: Southern Coastal Plain Bald-cypress - Tupelo Swamp Forest
  Translated: Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo - Red Maple / Virginia Sweetspire Forest
  Scientific: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest
  Code: CEGL007422
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685713 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo