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Nyssa biflora - (Acer rubrum) / Ilex opaca / Leucothoe axillaris / Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Nyssa biflora - (Acer rubrum) / Ilex opaca / Leucothoe axillaris / Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs in floodplain edges of brownwater floodplains in the South Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains, in situations that are very rarely flooded by alluvial waters, but which receive regular seepage from adjacent upland slopes. The hydrology is constantly saturated, and soils are acidic and organic. The canopy is strongly dominated by <i>Nyssa biflora</i>, with some <i>Acer rubrum, Quercus michauxii, Magnolia virginiana, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The subcanopy has abundant <i>Ilex opaca</i>, with some <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Leucothoe axillaris</i>, with <i>Itea virginica, Clethra alnifolia, Persea palustris</i>, and <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> also present. Woody vines such as <i>Decumaria barbara, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vitis</i> sp. are locally common. The herb layer is well-developed and is dominated by species such as <i>Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea, Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides</i>, and <i>Woodwardia areolata</i>. Other herbs include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Ludwigia palustris, Macbridea caroliniana, Carex leptalea, Platanthera clavellata, Hydrocotyle verticillata var. verticillata</i>, and <i>Mitchella repens</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. have substantial cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36019.CEGL004427
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Swamp Tupelo Floodplain Seepage Forest
  Translated: Swamp Tupelo - (Red Maple) / American Holly / Coastal Doghobble / Prickly Bog Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Nyssa biflora - (Acer rubrum) / Ilex opaca / Leucothoe axillaris / Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea Forest
  Code: CEGL004427
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684512 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo