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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest | Martin, D. L., and L. M. Smith. ...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest
Reference: Martin, D. L., and L. M. Smith. ...
Description: This mesic acidic forest of the West Gulf Coastal Plain is dominated by <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>. It is further typified by the presence of a fairly diverse number of species which indicate high-quality mesic, acidic habitats in the region. The scattered to patchy tall-shrub stratum includes <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca, Carpinus caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Cornus florida, Styrax grandifolius</i>, and <i>Crataegus marshallii</i>. The sparse herbaceous layer includes <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Trillium gracile, Prenanthes altissima</i> (uncommon), <i>Spigelia marilandica</i> (uncommon), <i>Galium circaezans, Desmodium nudiflorum, Uvularia perfoliata, Polygonatum biflorum, Arisaema triphyllum, Viola walteri, Mitchella repens, Tipularia discolor, Lilium michauxii, Smilax herbacea</i> (uncommon-rare), and <i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36471.CEGL007208
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
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Names:   Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Beech - White Oak Forest (Typic Type)
  Translated: American Beech - White Oak / American Holly / Southern Ladyfern Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest
  Code: CEGL007208
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687981 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo