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Betula nigra / Salix nigra / Hypericum prolificum - Ampelopsis arborea Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Betula nigra / Salix nigra / Hypericum prolificum - Ampelopsis arborea Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This temporarily flooded riverfront association is found along temporarily flooded natural levees and floodplains of brownwater rivers in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, where <i>Betula nigra</i>-dominated vegetation occurs south of the range of <i>Platanus occidentalis</i>. The canopy is dominated by <i>Betula nigra</i>, with <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and an occasional <i>Pinus taeda</i>. <i>Quercus laurifolia</i> may also occur in some examples. The subcanopy may contain <i>Salix nigra, Salix caroliniana, Acer rubrum, Carpinus caroliniana, Planera aquatica</i>, and <i>Cornus foemina (= Cornus stricta)</i>. <i>Hypericum prolificum</i> is a prominent shrub in some examples. Vines, such as <i>Smilax bona-nox, Campsis radicans</i> and <i>Ampelopsis arborea</i>, are common. Herbs (Alabama) include <i>Penthorum sedoides, Sagittaria</i> sp., <i>Polygonum</i> sp., <i>Mimulus</i> sp., <i>Leersia hexandra</i>?, and <i>Boehmeria cylindrica</i>. Other herbs (Florida) include <i>Panicum rigidulum, Solidago leavenworthii, Symphyotrichum</i> sp., <i>Dichanthelium commutatum, Saccharum baldwinii (= Erianthus strictus), Paspalum laeve, Amsonia rigida, Carex</i> sp., and <i>Justicia ovata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36217.CEGL007794
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
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Names:   Common: East Gulf Coastal Plain Riverfront Forest
  Translated: River Birch / Black Willow / Shrubby St. John's-wort - Peppervine Forest
  Scientific: Betula nigra / Salix nigra / Hypericum prolificum - Ampelopsis arborea Forest
  Code: CEGL007794
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689910 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo