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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Quercus laurifolia / Galax urceolata Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Quercus laurifolia / Galax urceolata Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on moist river bluffs in the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina. <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> is a conspicuous and diagnostic component of the mixed canopy in stands of this type; other species include <i>Quercus alba, Quercus laurifolia, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Quercus nigra, Ulmus americana, Quercus falcata</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. Shrubs can include <i>Sassafras albidum, Vaccinium elliottii, Calycanthus floridus, Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and <i>Vaccinium fuscatum</i>. <i>Galax urceolata</i> is a conspicuous component of the herbaceous stratum. Soils are presumably strongly acidic, and the slope and proximity to rivers or streams maintains microclimates suitable for <i>Galax urceolata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35839.CEGL007863
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: Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Beech Bluff Forest
  Translated: American Beech - White Oak - Laurel Oak / Beetleweed Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Quercus laurifolia / Galax urceolata Forest
  Code: CEGL007863
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684878 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo