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Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This is a mostly evergreen-dominated hardwood forest found along the periphery of the West Gulf Coastal Plain of eastern Texas. It is only known from a very limited area near the western distributional limits of several tree species including <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> on unusually rich soils. The canopy is dominated by <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Quercus pagoda </i>present. Midstory trees are prevalent, with <i>Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana</i> and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> being most important, and possibly indicative of the rich, high pH soils. A relatively sparse shrub stratum is present, but no species in this stratum are diagnostic of this type. A sparse herbaceous stratum is also present amidst dense hardwood leaf litter. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35831.CEGL008577
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: Texas Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Magnolia Forest
  Translated: Southern Magnolia / Carolina Laurel Cherry - American Hornbeam / Giant Cane Forest
  Scientific: Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest
  Code: CEGL008577
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688666 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo