Name:
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana / Carpinus caroliniana / Boehmeria cylindrica Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This green ash - elm forest occurs in floodplains of major rivers (and parts of their larger tributaries) in the Atlantic and adjacent East Gulf coastal plains, as well as portions of the Piedmont. The typical habitats are generally alluvial or brownwater rivers, on low ridges, flats, and sloughs of first bottoms; terrace flats and sloughs; and on well-drained, relatively fertile levees and backsides of levees. Soils are clay or silt loams with alluvial deposition. This community typically has an uneven-aged canopy dominated by <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Celtis laevigata</i>. Other typical canopy species include <i>Acer negundo, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, Morus rubra, Platanus occidentalis, Ulmus alata</i>, and others. The understory stratum includes <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus foemina, Ilex decidua, Morus rubra</i>, and <i>Crataegus</i> spp. The herbaceous and vine strata are sparse to abundant. Composition may vary somewhat with flooding regime and geographic location. Common species are <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex lupulina, Carex retroflexa, Carex grayi, Carex abscondita, Pilea pumila, Carex louisianica, Arisaema dracontium, Saururus cernuus, Matelea carolinensis, Leersia lenticularis, Chasmanthium latifolium, Justicia ovata, Carex intumescens</i>, and others. Common vine species in this community are <i>Vitis rotundifolia, Campsis radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Cocculus carolinus</i>, and others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35880.CEGL007806
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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