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Quercus laurifolia - Quercus (lyrata, phellos) - Nyssa biflora West Gulf Floodplain Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus laurifolia - Quercus (lyrata, phellos) - Nyssa biflora West Gulf Floodplain Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This is a wet bottomland forest of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy of stands of this type have no clear dominant species and contain <i>Quercus laurifolia, Nyssa biflora, Quercus phellos</i>, and/or <i>Quercus lyrata</i>. Other species characteristic of this association include <i>Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. The shrub and herbaceous layers are usually sparse. Some possible components are <i>Berchemia scandens, Sebastiania fruticosa, Itea virginica, Sabal minor, Justicia ovata, Proserpinaca pectinata, Hymenocallis</i> sp., and <i>Saururus cernuus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35203.CEGL003854
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: West Gulf Coastal Plain Laurel Oak Floodplain Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686846 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Laurel Oak - (Overcup Oak, Willow Oak) - Swamp Tupelo West Gulf Floodplain Forest
  Scientific: Quercus laurifolia - Quercus (lyrata, phellos) - Nyssa biflora West Gulf Floodplain Forest
  Code: CEGL003854