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Nyssa biflora - Alnus serrulata / Carex (mitchelliana, atlantica ssp. capillacea, stricta) - Glyceria obtusa - Peltandra virginica Shrubland |
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Name: Nyssa biflora - Alnus serrulata / Carex (mitchelliana, atlantica ssp. capillacea, stricta) - Glyceria obtusa - Peltandra virginica Shrubland
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Description: This community occurs as a long-lasting successional stage in drained beaver ponds in sandy areas with little sediment input, where deep organic deposits accumulate. They are presently known only from the Fall-line Sandhills region of North Carolina and possibly South Carolina. The abundant seepage and limited overbank flooding of floodplains in this region may be crucial to their development. The vegetation is a fine mosaic of shrub-dominated hummocks and herb-dominated hollows. It may include a sparse canopy of <i>Nyssa biflora</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i>, consisting of young and stressed trees that have survived the impoundment. The shrub layer is most often dominated by <i>Alnus serrulata</i> and tree saplings. The herb layer is moderate to dense. Dominants in patches or in some sites include <i>Carex mitchelliana, Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea (= Carex howei), Carex stricta, Glyceria obtusa, Leersia oryzoides, Dichanthelium scabriusculum, Peltandra virginica</i>, and <i>Orontium aquaticum</i>. Other frequent herbs include <i>Dichanthelium dichotomum, Dulichium arundinaceum, Triadenum virginicum, Lycopus cokeri, Eupatorium resinosum, Carex atlantica</i>, and <i>Woodwardia areolata</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> is often abundant and extensive. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37514.CEGL004800
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Sandhill Beaver Pond Successional Mire
  Translated: Swamp Tupelo - Hazel Alder / (Mitchell's Sedge, Prickly Bog Sedge, Upright Sedge) - Atlantic Mannagrass - Green Arrow-arum Shrubland
  Scientific: Nyssa biflora - Alnus serrulata / Carex (mitchelliana, atlantica ssp. capillacea, stricta) - Glyceria obtusa - Peltandra virginica Shrubland
  Code: CEGL004800
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.822041 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo