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Pinus glabra - Quercus virginiana - Carya glabra / Carpinus caroliniana / Serenoa repens Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus glabra - Quercus virginiana - Carya glabra / Carpinus caroliniana / Serenoa repens Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on isolated ridges surrounded by swamps in the floodplains of large Coastal Plain rivers, such as the Altamaha River, Georgia. The canopy is composed of <i>Quercus virginiana, Pinus glabra, Carya glabra, Quercus austrina</i>, and <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i>. The subcanopy consists of <i>Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex opaca</i>, and <i>Halesia diptera</i>. Prominent shrubs and woody vines include <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Serenoa repens</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. Herbs are few, including <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i>, but can have substantial cover. <i>Tillandsia usneoides</i> and <i>Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana</i> are typical epiphytes. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35716.CEGL004676
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: South Atlantic Swamp Island
  Translated: Spruce Pine - Live Oak - Pignut Hickory / American Hornbeam / Saw Palmetto Forest
  Scientific: Pinus glabra - Quercus virginiana - Carya glabra / Carpinus caroliniana / Serenoa repens Forest
  Code: CEGL004676
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684147 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo