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Pinus taeda - Nyssa biflora - Taxodium distichum / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus taeda - Nyssa biflora - Taxodium distichum / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on relatively firm, poorly decomposed, fibrous and root-rich peat, which usually overlies soupy, well-decomposed peat at depths of about 0.5-1.0 m. Microtopography frequently exhibits a strong hummock-and-hollow pattern, with hollows retaining standing water through much of the year. Flooding by wind tides is frequent, and habitats may be inundated to depths of 0.5 m or more by occasional powerful wind tide events. This community may have complex long term dynamics, related to inlet closing and opening. <i>Nyssa biflora</i> and <i>Taxodium distichum</i> dominate the canopy in variable proportions. <i>Pinus taeda</i> is also present and is diagnostic of this type in Virginia. <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> may also be important, especially in the subcanopy stratum. <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera)</i> is characteristically dominant in the shrub layer, sometimes reaching subcanopy heights (6-10 m). Other small tree and shrub components include <i>Persea palustris, Itea virginica, Clethra alnifolia, Vaccinium corymbosum, Rosa palustris</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>. <i>Smilax laurifolia</i> and <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> are common vines, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans</i> also occurs. <i>Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis</i> is often the strong dominant of the herbaceous stratum, but also occurs in a more mixed condition with <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Osmunda cinnamomea, Polygonum</i> spp., and <i>Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens</i>. In some areas, <i>Carex hyalinolepis</i> forms dense swards in this community. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35385.CEGL004651
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: Wind-Tidal Cypress - Gum Swamp
  Translated: Loblolly Pine - Swamp Tupelo - Bald-cypress / Wax-myrtle / Royal Fern Forest
  Scientific: Pinus taeda - Nyssa biflora - Taxodium distichum / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Forest
  Code: CEGL004651
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688542 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo