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Taxodium ascendens / Fraxinus caroliniana - Cephalanthus occidentalis - (Planera aquatica) Woodland | Schafale, M. P. 2011. Classifica...
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Name: Taxodium ascendens / Fraxinus caroliniana - Cephalanthus occidentalis - (Planera aquatica) Woodland
Reference: Schafale, M. P. 2011. Classifica...
Description: This association occurs in distinctive, deeply flooded abandoned channel segments along sandy blackwater rivers. Vegetation is depauperate because of the extremely long flooding and acidic soils. The canopy is dominated by <i>Taxodium ascendens</i> and is often open. It may have a woodland structure rather than forest. The trees characteristically have very large buttresses and small trunks. A dense subcanopy or low canopy is present in at least part of the community. It is generally dominated by <i>Fraxinus caroliniana</i> or <i>Planera aquatica</i>, with <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i> abundant. <i>Ilex amelanchier</i> may also be present. There is little shrub layer. In times of low water, a dense herb layer of <i>Eleocharis baldwinii, Juncus repens</i>, and <i>Eragrostis hypnoides</i> is often present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37513.CEGL004289
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: Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Cove Forest
  Translated: Pond-cypress / Carolina Ash - Common Buttonbush - (Planertree) Woodland
  Scientific: Taxodium ascendens / Fraxinus caroliniana - Cephalanthus occidentalis - (Planera aquatica) Woodland
  Code: CEGL004289
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.820688 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo