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Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra / Sabal minor - Sebastiania fruticosa Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra / Sabal minor - Sebastiania fruticosa Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This oak-palmetto bottomland forest is found in limited areas in the West Gulf Coastal Plain. Possibly the most characteristic feature of the community is the dense, almost continuous understory cover of <i>Sabal minor</i>. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus phellos</i> and <i>Quercus nigra</i>, typically with an admixture of species such as <i>Quercus michauxii, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. The subcanopy is dominated by <i>Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana</i>. In addition to the dense layer of <i>Sabal minor</i>, the shrub stratum includes <i>Sebastiania fruticosa, Ilex vomitoria, Arundinaria gigantea, Crataegus marshallii, Ilex decidua, Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, small stems of <i>Quercus phellos</i>, and <i>Campsis radicans</i>. The herbaceous stratum tends to be sparse below the dense layer of <i>Sabal minor</i>, but may include <i>Chasmanthium laxum, Carex louisianica, Justicia ovata</i>, and <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35290.CEGL007869
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 Oak / Dwarf Palmetto Rich Bottomland Forest
  Translated: Willow Oak - Water Oak / Dwarf Palmetto - Gulf Sebastian-bush Forest
  Scientific: Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra / Sabal minor - Sebastiania fruticosa Forest
  Code: CEGL007869
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684588 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo