Name:
Quercus nigra - Quercus (alba, phellos) Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This forest is found on poorly drained, flat bottomlands of intermittent streams and depressional areas in otherwise flat alluvial floodplains of the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee; the soils are formed on recent alluvium. <i>Quercus nigra</i> is typically the dominant species of this temporarily flooded forest; the most common associates are <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus phellos</i>. Some examples have <i>Quercus lyrata</i> as a dominant or codominant. Other canopy species can include <i>Quercus pagoda</i> (especially to the south), <i>Quercus michauxii, Quercus shumardii, Quercus palustris</i> (in northerly examples), <i>Ulmus americana, Carya alba, Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Nyssa biflora, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Celtis</i> spp., <i>Acer rubrum, Platanus occidentalis, Prunus serotina</i>, and others. The variability of canopy species composition from occurrence to occurrence may be relatively large. <i>Pinus taeda</i> could be occasionally present in the canopy as an invader from nearby plantations. Subcanopy and shrub species include <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus florida, Acer negundo, Acer saccharinum, Salix nigra, Alnus serrulata, Ilex opaca</i>, and <i>Itea virginica</i>, among others. Woody vines are an important component of this community and include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Campsis radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Smilax rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Vitis</i> spp., and others. Herbs typically include <i>Triadenum walteri, Osmunda cinnamomea, Impatiens capensis</i>, and <i>Carex</i> spp. Exotics such as <i>Ligustrum sinense, Lonicera japonica</i>, and <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> increase following disturbance.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35331.CEGL004979
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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