Name:
Liriodendron tulipifera - Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana / Toxicodendron vernix - Morella caroliniensis / Osmunda regalis Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These forests occur in seepage areas in pine-dominated uplands of the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi (and possibly Louisiana). The tree canopy is variable with <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i> typically dominant, but <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i> may be codominant in some examples. Canopy cover in these seeps is not complete, and the shrub and herbaceous layers are well-developed. The shrub and subcanopy are dominated by <i>Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Toxicodendron vernix, Persea palustris</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>; with <i>Chionanthus virginicus, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Viburnum nudum, Ilex coriacea, Clethra alnifolia, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Rhododendron canescens, Vaccinium elliottii</i>, and other species present. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Osmunda regalis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia areolata, Apios americana, Botrychium dissectum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Platanthera ciliaris, Mitchella repens, Dioscorea villosa, Sphagnum</i> spp., and other species. Woody vines are common, and species that occur are <i>Smilax walteri, Smilax laurifolia, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron vernix, Berchemia scandens</i>, and others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35826.CEGL004772
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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