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Quercus phellos - Quercus alba - (Quercus michauxii) - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Wet Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus phellos - Quercus alba - (Quercus michauxii) - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Wet Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community is known only from North Carolina but may possibly be found in Virginia, South Carolina or Georgia. These forests occur in very gently-sloped upper drainages in flat Piedmont terrain with dense clay hardpan soils that have restricted internal drainage. Restricted rooting depth, shallow ponding of water on the surface, and short-duration flood flows appear to be important environmental factors. The canopy is a mix that includes both wetland and upland species. Generally <i>Quercus phellos</i> or <i>Quercus michauxii</i> are abundant. The most abundant upland species tend to be <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Carya carolinae-septentrionalis</i>. <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i> may also be common. Other canopy species may include <i>Carya ovata, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Fraxinus</i> sp. <i>Platanus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata</i>, or other alluvial species may be present but generally only in very small numbers. The understory consists of canopy species, plus <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. Shrubs are sparse, but vines, especially <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i>, may be prominent. The herbaceous layer is generally dense, though it may be locally sparse. Herb diversity is high and includes both wetland and upland species. Wetland <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Danthonia spicata</i>, and <i>Glyceria striata</i> are abundant. Invasive exotic plants of floodplains, such as <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> and <i>Lonicera japonica</i>, are often present. The shallow stream channels are, at least sometimes, lined with <i>Isoetes</i> sp.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32888-{0AE5202F-7A35-4F55-8038-DE9A8FF9F037} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 6
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 14-Feb-2011 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus phellos Piedmont-Cumberland Wet Depression Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.858824 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004042   Translated: Willow Oak - White Oak - (Swamp Chestnut Oak) - Southern Shagbark Hickory Wet Forest   Common: Piedmont Hardpan Small Stream Forest   Scientific: Quercus phellos - Quercus alba - (Quercus michauxii) - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Wet Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus phellos - Quercus alba - (Quercus michauxii) - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Small Stream Forest