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Morella cerifera - Kalmia latifolia - Symplocos tinctoria / Osmunda cinnamomea Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Morella cerifera - Kalmia latifolia - Symplocos tinctoria / Osmunda cinnamomea Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community is a hillside seepage bog in a steep, longleaf pine-dominated landscape, maintained by fire. The physiognomy is variable, depending on fire history, and can vary from densely shrubby to herbaceous. Dominant shrubs are <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Kalmia latifolia</i>, and <i>Symplocos tinctoria</i>. Other shrubs include <i>Rhus copallinum var. latifolia, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Oxydendrum arboreum, Vitis rotundifolia, Vaccinium fuscatum, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa)</i>, and <i>Smilax glauca</i>. Herbs include <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i> (dominant), <i>Eupatorium album</i>, and <i>Xyris caroliniana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35867.CEGL008548
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: Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Mountain Laurel Hillside Seepage Bog
  Translated: Wax-myrtle - Mountain Laurel - Horsesugar / Cinnamon Fern Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Morella cerifera - Kalmia latifolia - Symplocos tinctoria / Osmunda cinnamomea Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL008548
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685980 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo