Name:
Alnus serrulata - Lindera benzoin / Scutellaria lateriflora - Thelypteris noveboracensis Seepage Shrubland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This low-elevation seep is known from low elevations in the Southern Blue Ridge of North Carolina and Georgia, but is likely more widespread. The type may need substantial revision as more information is collected. This community occurs in stream headwaters and on the edges of small stream floodplains, where groundwater seepage emerges and provides a relatively constant flow and saturated conditions. A small streamlet (less than 1 m wide) flows through the community, and saturated and upland conditions form a mosaic through the remainder of the community. Physiognomy is variable, and may include herbaceous-dominated patches, shrubby areas, and areas with an open canopy of trees. The open to scattered canopy includes species such as <i>Betula lenta, Magnolia tripetala, Acer rubrum var. trilobum</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. The shrub stratum is open to dense, and is dominated by <i>Alnus serrulata, Lyonia ligustrina, Kalmia latifolia, Lindera benzoin var. benzoin</i>, and <i>Vaccinium fuscatum</i>. Typical herbaceous species include <i>Scutellaria lateriflora, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Mimulus ringens, Osmunda cinnamomea, Ludwigia palustris, Apios americana, Oxypolis rigidior, Leersia virginica, Galium obtusum, Viola cucullata, Lycopus virginicus, Vernonia noveboracensis, Boehmeria cylindrica, Solidago canadensis, Impatiens capensis, Scirpus georgianus, Hypericum mutilum, Rhexia virginica, Ludwigia alternifolia, Solidago patula var. patula, Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata, Carex gynandra</i>, and <i>Juncus gymnocarpus</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32765-{0B483739-309D-4F22-A237-B6112B15B47F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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