Name:
Nyssa biflora - Crataegus opaca - (Fraxinus caroliniana) / Rhynchospora mixta Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community type occurs in isolated ponds in a longleaf pine landscape in the high Pleistocene terraces of central to western Louisiana and has been tentatively attributed to related sites in eastern Texas. A widely scattered supercanopy can be present; it may include <i>Nyssa biflora</i> or <i>Pinus taeda</i>. An open to fairly dense stratum of stunted trees or large tree-like shrubs may include <i>Nyssa biflora, Crataegus opaca, Fraxinus caroliniana, Quercus laurifolia, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>. Smaller shrubs include <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Ilex coriacea, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex amelanchier</i> (rare but can be locally abundant), and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The moderately dense to dense herb stratum is characterized by <i>Amsonia tabernaemontana var. tabernaemontana (= Amsonia glaberrima), Aristida palustris, Carex glaucescens, Coelorachis rugosa, Dichanthelium</i> sp., <i>Eleocharis</i> sp., <i>Ludwigia pilosa, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens (= Panicum longifolium), Panicum tenerum, Proserpinaca pectinata, Rhexia virginica, Rhynchospora corniculata, Rhynchospora mixta, Rhynchospora perplexa, Stylisma aquatica, Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia (= Xyris iridifolia)</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35682.CEGL007873
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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