Name:
Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin / Arisaema triphyllum Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These low-elevation forests develop along relatively acidic soils on small streams in the Coastal Plain of Maryland and Virginia, extending west across the Virginia and North Carolina Piedmont to the Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley. The topographic features of floodplains can heavily influence the makeup of individual examples of this association. The canopy, subcanopy, shrub, and herbaceous layers often are well-developed. Dominant canopy species always include <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, while <i>Acer floridanum</i> (in the eastern part of the range), <i>Platanus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i> may also make up significant amounts of the canopy. This community type exists as a continuum between two subtypes, i.e., the tuliptree subtype and the sweetgum subtype. In some examples, only one or the other dominates the canopy, but in many examples, both are equally dominant. Common species in the canopy and understory include <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca, Aesculus sylvatica, Betula nigra, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Cornus florida, Carya cordiformis, Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Halesia tetraptera var. tetraptera, Juglans nigra, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Morus rubra var. rubra, Nyssa sylvatica, Ostrya virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Pinus echinata, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Ulmus rubra, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Ulmus alata</i>. <i>Euonymus americanus, Asimina triloba, Lindera benzoin var. benzoin</i>, and <i>Corylus americana</i> are common in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is species-rich and often has good sedge development. The exotics <i>Microstegium vimineum, Glechoma hederacea, Rosa multiflora, Ligustrum sinense</i>, and <i>Lonicera japonica</i> are common in this community.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33208-{2C48D897-4FA5-44D8-9DDE-7C68A5757F9B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
121
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