Name:
Taxodium distichum - Nyssa biflora - Acer rubrum - Magnolia virginiana Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Stands of this forest are dominated by <i>Taxodium distichum, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>. It is known in Florida from Big Gum Swamp Wilderness, Osceola National Forest and farther east at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve and may also occur directly to the north at Pinhook Swamp, Osceola National Forest and Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. There it occurs in a large, poorly drained flat area, with some poorly defined creeks which are tributaries of the Middle Fork St. Mary's River. The site is along the flat divide between the Atlantic drainage (St. Mary's River) and Gulf drainage (Suwannee River). At Timucuan it occurs along the Thomas Creek tributary of the Nassau River. This forest is dominated by <i>Taxodium distichum, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>. The subcanopy is composed of <i>Acer rubrum, Magnolia virginiana</i>, and <i>Persea palustris</i>. Shrubs are <i>Lyonia lucida, Morella cerifera, Persea palustris</i>, and <i>Eubotrys racemosa</i>. <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> is an important vine, and <i>Dulichium arundinaceum</i> is the only sparse herb documented. In a stand from the Ocala National Forest, the canopy contains <i>Nyssa biflora, Taxodium distichum, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Pinus elliottii</i>. In addition, the subcanopy contains <i>Ulmus americana, Ilex cassine, Persea palustris</i>, and <i>Sabal palmetto</i>. Shrubs include <i>Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus caroliniana, Ilex cassine, Itea virginica, Morella cerifera, Nyssa biflora, Persea palustris, Quercus nigra, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vaccinium virgatum</i>. Vines include <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax bona-nox, Decumaria barbara</i>, and <i>Vitis aestivalis</i>. Herbs include <i>Woodwardia virginica, Hypoxis curtissii, Peltandra virginica, Dichanthelium</i> sp., <i>Osmunda regalis, Carex</i> sp., <i>Chasmanthium nitidum, Mitchella repens, Osmunda cinnamomea, Solidago latissimifolia</i>, and the epiphytic <i>Tillandsia bartramii</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32664-{3983F330-5180-4537-9C01-A35C19AF7BCE}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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