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Quercus phellos - Nyssa biflora / Panicum hemitomon - Carex spp. - Woodwardia virginica Swamp Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus phellos - Nyssa biflora / Panicum hemitomon - Carex spp. - Woodwardia virginica Swamp Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association represents oak/swamp tupelo-dominated upland depression ponds in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina and possibly adjacent states. Examples have open canopies which are typically dominated by a combination of <i>Quercus phellos</i> and <i>Nyssa biflora</i>, possibly with <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, at least in the open subcanopy. <i>Pinus taeda</i> may be present and possibly codominant with the hardwoods, but it is not diagnostic nor an obligate component. These depression ponds are found in a matrix woodland dominated naturally by <i>Pinus palustris</i> or with <i>Pinus taeda</i> invasion with fire suppression. Shrubs are generally sparse and not particularly diagnostic of this community. The most characteristic component of the understory is a variable mix of <i>Panicum hemitomon</i>, various wetland sedges (e.g., <i>Carex joorii</i> and other taxa), and <i>Woodwardia virginica</i>. These ponds are important amphibian breeding areas. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32950-{9C0432D1-D3A0-4DC6-AC7E-AC51BF2505B5}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-Dec-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.755395 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004104
  Translated: Willow Oak - Swamp Tupelo / Maidencane - Sedge species - Virginia Chainfern Swamp Forest
  Common: Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Depression Willow Oak - Swamp Tupelo Forest
  Scientific: Quercus phellos - Nyssa biflora / Panicum hemitomon - Carex spp. - Woodwardia virginica Swamp Forest
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(similar) Quercus phellos - Nyssa biflora / Panicum hemitomon - Carex spp. - Woodwardia virginica Forest