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Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Swamp Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Swamp Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This red maple - southern hardwoods bottomland forest is found in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain of the United States and adjacent riverine areas. Stands occur on the seasonally flooded bottomlands along rivers and large streams. Soils which support this forest are predominantly medium- and fine-textured, clayey, slowly permeable, alluvial sediments deposited in slackwater areas of floodplains. The water regime is characterized by seasonal shallow flooding, although hydrologic conditions are often extremely variable. This variability results in high species diversity at these sites. <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Fraxinus profunda</i> are the dominant overstory species in this community, but <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus lyrata, Quercus bicolor</i>, and <i>Ulmus rubra</i> occur almost as frequently. <i>Populus heterophylla</i> is an uncommon associate. <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Fraxinus profunda</i> dominate the subcanopy. The shrub layer can include a diverse mixture including <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis, Forestiera acuminata</i>, and <i>Ilex decidua</i>, but <i>Itea virginica</i> is characteristic of this community. Even with dense shading, the herbaceous layer is usually well-developed, displaying a preponderance of <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Leersia</i> spp., <i>Glyceria</i> spp., with <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Laportea canadensis</i>, and <i>Pilea pumila</i>. <i>Vitis</i> spp. are characteristic vines of this community, but <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> and <i>Campsis radicans</i> are also prominent. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31330-{F2398935-58F6-4A15-8D0F-D8BC3789B66B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 03-Feb-2009 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687957 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002422
  Translated: Red Maple - Water-locust - Planertree - Pumpkin Ash Swamp Forest
  Common: Red Maple - Water-locust Mixed Bottomland Forest
  Scientific: Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Swamp Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002422
(similar) Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Forest
(similar) Acer rubrum - Gleditsia aquatica - Planera aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Forest