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Persea palustris / Morella cerifera Wet Maritime Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Persea palustris / Morella cerifera Wet Maritime Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This forest occurs in North and South Carolina on peaty soils only slightly above sea level, in swales and seepage-fed areas adjacent to sand dunes. The canopy is sometimes open, depending on wetness and recency of disturbance by flooding, hurricane, or storm. <i>Persea palustris</i> is the canopy dominant. <i>Morella cerifera</i> is common in the shrub layer. The herb layer has <i>Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Woodwardia virginica</i>, and <i>Woodwardia areolata</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are common. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33419-{2AA33F70-4F10-4981-B6C5-D3174AA76A58}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 20
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jan-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684821 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004635
  Translated: Swamp Bay / Wax-myrtle Wet Maritime Forest
  Common: Maritime Swamp Bay Shrub Swamp
  Scientific: Persea palustris / Morella cerifera Wet Maritime Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004635
(similar) Persea palustris / Morella cerifera Maritime Forest
(similar) Persea palustris / Morella cerifera Maritime Forest