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Name: Nyssa aquatica / Cephalanthus occidentalis Pond Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This water tupelo sinkhole pond type is found in the south-central midwestern United States, from southeastern Missouri and Arkansas to the Interior Low Plateau of southeastern middle Tennessee. Stands occur in sinkholes or other natural depressions associated with karst topography or terraces. Some examples are more-or-less permanently flooded, but water volumes can severely diminish in drought years. Tennessee examples may exhibit depths of up to a meter in winter and spring and can become virtually dry in the summer and fall. The tree canopy is variable, depending on water depth, ranging from 50-90% closure, at times forming a zone around an open pond. <i>Nyssa aquatica</i> is the major dominant, with occasional presence of <i>Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Quercus palustris</i>. The shrub layer may contain <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis, Itea virginica, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Nyssa biflora</i>. Typical herbaceous species in Missouri examples include <i>Carex decomposita, Triadenum walteri, Hottonia inflata</i>, and <i>Lemna minor</i>. In Tennessee examples, herbaceous species are limited, but <i>Carex joorii</i> and <i>Saccharum baldwinii</i> may be present, particularly in more open areas around the depression perimeter. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36022.CEGL004712
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: Water Tupelo Sinkhole Pond Swamp
  Translated: Water Tupelo / Common Buttonbush Pond Forest
  Scientific: Nyssa aquatica / Cephalanthus occidentalis Pond Forest
  Code: CEGL004712
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685115 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo