Name:
Quercus lyrata - Quercus laurifolia - Taxodium distichum / Saururus cernuus Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This vegetation of sloughs and edges of backswamps in the Atlantic Coastal Plain has a mixture of cypress - gum swamp and bottomland hardwoods species, generally <i>Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia, Taxodium distichum, Populus heterophylla, Fraxinus profunda, Quercus phellos, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Carya aquatica, Planera aquatica</i>, and <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>. Along with the canopy species, other species that may be present in the subcanopy are <i>Ulmus alata, Ilex decidua, Carpinus caroliniana</i>, and <i>Diospyros virginiana</i>. The shrub layer ranges from sparse to a moderate coverage by species of the canopy and subcanopy layers with <i>Sabal minor</i> and <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i>. Herbaceous coverage usually is well-developed, and dominant species include <i>Carex joorii, Carex intumescens, Carex lupulina, Boehmeria cylindrica, Justicia ovata, Saururus cernuus</i>, and <i>Leersia lenticularis</i>. Other herbaceous species that occur include <i>Commelina virginica, Lobelia cardinalis, Ludwigia palustris, Diodia virginiana, Gratiola virginiana</i>, and others. The undergrowth (especially the prevalence of <i>Saururus cernuus</i>) is typical of cypress - gum swamps. This forest has well-developed canopy, subcanopy, and herbaceous strata.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33513-{71B6FC9A-F97E-4C2E-8C77-BC68B62A4E3C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
30
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