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Quercus laurifolia - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Nyssa aquatica / Sabal minor Tidal Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus laurifolia - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Nyssa aquatica / Sabal minor Tidal Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest occurs in tidally flooded brownwater situations in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus laurifolia, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Nyssa aquatica</i>, with <i>Taxodium distichum, Populus heterophylla</i>, and <i>Betula nigra</i> as frequent components as well. Historically, <i>Taxodium distichum</i> may have been more abundant, but it was reduced by timber harvest and failure to regenerate. <i>Fraxinus caroliniana</i> locally forms a subcanopy. The shrub layer is strongly dominated by <i>Sabal minor</i>. <i>Ilex verticillata</i> and <i>Cornus foemina</i> are widely scattered. Characteristic woody vines (lianas) include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Gelsemium rankinii</i>, and <i>Wisteria frutescens</i>. Herbs are generally sparse and of low diversity; <i>Justicia ovata</i> and <i>Carex gigantea</i> are typical. This community forms extensive stands in the lower reaches of the braided Mobile-Tensaw system (Mobile and Baldwin counties, Alabama), and possibly in other areas as well. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35643.CEGL007884
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: Northern Gulf Tidal Laurel Oak - Ash - Tupelo Forest
  Translated: Laurel Oak - Green Ash - Water Tupelo / Dwarf Palmetto Tidal Forest
  Scientific: Quercus laurifolia - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Nyssa aquatica / Sabal minor Tidal Forest
  Code: CEGL007884
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686897 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo