Name:
Nyssa biflora - Acer rubrum var. trilobum - Liriodendron tulipifera / Ilex coriacea - Lyonia lucida Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community occurs in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain, on steeply to gently sloping seepage areas on sandhill side slopes, and in headwater seepages. <i>Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum var. trilobum</i>, and <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> typically dominate the canopy. <i>Gordonia lasianthus, Magnolia virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Quercus nigra, Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i> can also occur. Subcanopy trees include <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca, Magnolia virginiana, Magnolia grandiflora</i>, and <i>Gordonia lasianthus</i>. The shrub layer is usually dense and evergreen, and is typically dominated by <i>Ilex coriacea</i> and <i>Lyonia lucida</i>. Herb diversity is low, but this stratum may include <i>Carex atlantica, Carex intumescens, Chasmanthium laxum, Mayaca fluviatilis, Mitchella repens, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Platanthera</i> spp., <i>Woodwardia areolata</i>, and <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. This association is known from the Fall-line Sandhills region and the Outer Coastal Plain of Georgia and South Carolina.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33428-{E2C7E1F7-A345-4605-BF5D-2FF0F1DB0E2D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
10
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