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Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This levee or terrace forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain is dominated by <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>, with <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and some combination of the nominal <i>Quercus</i> spp. (<i>Quercus michauxii, Quercus nigra</i>) often codominating. Although they may be present, <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> and <i>Betula nigra</i> are usually not dominants in this community. <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca</i> is a prominent component of the subcanopy. Shrubs present include <i>Leucothoe axillaris, Symplocos tinctoria</i>, and <i>Vaccinium elliottii</i>. Vines are prominent in examples of this association; these include <i>Berchemia scandens, Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax laurifolia, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. Scattered patches of <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> may occur in examples of this community. Herbaceous species common in this association include <i>Carex</i> spp. and <i>Mitchella repens</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35821.CEGL007866
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 Coastal Plain Beech Floodplain Forest
  Translated: American Beech - Sweetgum - (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak) Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest
  Code: CEGL007866
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686180 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo