Name:
Acer floridanum - Quercus shumardii - Quercus muehlenbergii - (Aesculus glabra, Carya myristiciformis) Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association is known from moist, north-facing, calcareous bluffs in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of northeastern Mississippi and adjacent Alabama. Canopy species include <i>Acer floridanum, Aesculus glabra, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya laciniosa, Carya myristiciformis, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Morus rubra, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Ulmus alata</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. The subcanopy stratum includes <i>Acer rubrum, Asimina triloba, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Maclura pomifera, Ostrya virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Ulmus rubra</i>, and <i>Zanthoxylum clava-herculis</i>. Shrubs and woody vines include <i>Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Cocculus carolinus, Cornus drummondii, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus marshallii, Euonymus americanus, Euonymus atropurpureus, Frangula caroliniana, Ilex decidua, Menispermum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ptelea trifoliata, Sideroxylon lycioides, Smilax bona-nox, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rufidulum</i>, and <i>Vitis aestivalis</i>. Herbaceous species are numerous. Related vegetation may be found in the Tunica Hills or other calcareous uplands of Louisiana.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33453-{E3D57782-6D7D-423C-86BE-7FB0CD90AE9A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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