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Quercus virginiana - Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora / Cornus florida / Sanicula sp. Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora / Cornus florida / Sanicula sp. Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest occurs in the outer Coastal Plain of Louisiana, on extensive flats, closely associated with the more wetland forest type, ~<i>Quercus virginiana - Quercus nigra - Liquidambar styraciflua / Ilex opaca</i> var. <i>opaca / Viburnum dentatum</i> Forest (CEGL007476)$$. This forest is near the upland/wetland conceptual boundary; it is constantly moist and sometimes has a high water table. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus virginiana, Magnolia grandiflora</i>, and <i>Quercus pagoda</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Quercus nigra</i>. The open understory consists of <i>Cornus florida, Ilex opaca var. opaca</i>, and <i>Ilex decidua</i>. Woody vines are abundant, especially <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Campsis radicans</i>. The herb layer is well-developed and includes species such as <i>Asplenium platyneuron, Sanicula</i> sp., <i>Elephantopus carolinianus</i>, and <i>Thelypteris kunthii</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35429.CEGL007469
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:   Translated: Live Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Southern Magnolia / Flowering Dogwood / Sanicle species Forest
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora / Cornus florida / Sanicula sp. Forest
  Code: CEGL007469
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684380 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo