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Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera / Onoclea sensibilis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera / Onoclea sensibilis Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This floodplain forest is found along brownwater rivers in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and adjacent areas of the Piedmont. In addition to <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, the canopy may contain <i>Nyssa biflora</i> (which is a characteristic species of this type in the Coastal Plain) and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Some stands may contain <i>Betula nigra</i>. The subcanopy is well-developed and contains canopy species along with <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Persea palustris, Acer barbatum, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Frangula caroliniana, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra</i>, and <i>Viburnum nudum var. nudum</i>. Some examples may contain <i>Pinus taeda</i>. Shrubs and vines may include <i>Arundinaria gigantea, Decumaria barbara, Itea virginica, Leucothoe axillaris, Smilax laurifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Campsis radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. Herbs may include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Mitchella repens, Carex</i> spp., <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Onoclea sensibilis</i> and <i>Woodwardia areolata</i>. In the Piedmont, stands of this association may consist of linear zones along small streams. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35712.CEGL007329
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: Sweetgum - Tuliptree Brownwater Floodplain Forest
  Translated: Sweetgum - Tuliptree / Sensitive Fern Forest
  Scientific: Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera / Onoclea sensibilis Forest
  Code: CEGL007329
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689937 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo