Name:
Acer rubrum var. trilobum / Morella caroliniensis - Gaylussacia frondosa / Andropogon glomeratus - (Sarracenia flava) Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These seasonally saturated, open-canopied, acidic seeps are found in the Uwharrie Mountains portion of the Piedmont of North Carolina, where they are part of a hillside seepage bog complex. The vegetation is patchy with areas of open canopy and areas with no canopy. Shrubs may be sparse to dense. Canopy species include <i>Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Pinus palustris</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. <i>Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Vaccinium formosum, Viburnum rufidulum, Alnus serrulata</i>, and <i>Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia)</i> occur in the shrub layers. The herb layer may contain <i>Andropogon glomeratus, Calamovilfa brevipilis, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (= Aster dumosus var. dumosus), Danthonia spicata, Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Hypericum setosum, Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea, Panicum virgatum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Polygala lutea, Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea (= Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa), Sarracenia x catesbaei, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax laurifolia, Solidago stricta, Sphagnum</i> spp., and <i>Xyris ambigua</i> among other species.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36300.CEGL004781
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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