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Taxodium distichum - (Nyssa aquatica) / Forestiera acuminata - Planera aquatica Floodplain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Taxodium distichum - (Nyssa aquatica) / Forestiera acuminata - Planera aquatica Floodplain Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This type represents bald-cypress - water tupelo swamp forests found in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain and adjacent areas of the Gulf Coastal Plain of the southern United States, apparently extending northeast to the Interior Low Plateau. Stands are characterized by the presence of shallow standing water all or most of the year. The vegetation contains mixed dominants of <i>Taxodium distichum</i> and <i>Nyssa aquatica</i>. <i>Taxodium</i> is often emergent in the overstory above shorter individuals of <i>Nyssa aquatica</i>. In some instances <i>Carya aquatica</i> and (rarely) <i>Quercus lyrata</i> may also be present. Dominant trees exhibit tall, straight growth and swelled buttresses. The subcanopy is sparse, consisting primarily of <i>Forestiera acuminata, Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Planera aquatica</i>. Shrubs may include <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i> and <i>Itea virginica</i> with a variety of other species, such as <i>Acer rubrum var. drummondii, Acer negundo, Cornus obliqua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ilex decidua</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, mostly occurring around the slough margins. Woody vines are uncommon but may include <i>Nekemias arborea</i> and <i>Berchemia scandens</i>. The herbaceous layer is also very sparse, being restricted to rotting logs, buttresses of trees, and small mounds and ridges which remain dry most of the growing season. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31329-{96DF2D7E-30AC-4B0B-8057-EC63068B7373}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 21-Oct-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683873 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002421
  Translated: Bald-cypress - (Water Tupelo) / Eastern Swamp-privet - Planertree Floodplain Forest
  Common: Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo Floodplain Forest
  Scientific: Taxodium distichum - (Nyssa aquatica) / Forestiera acuminata - Planera aquatica Floodplain Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Taxodium distichum - (Nyssa aquatica) / Forestiera acuminata - Planera aquatica Forest
(similar) CEGL002421
(similar) Taxodium distichum - (Nyssa aquatica) / Forestiera acuminata - Planera aquatica Forest