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Quercus alba - Quercus nigra - Carya pallida / Magnolia grandiflora Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus nigra - Carya pallida / Magnolia grandiflora Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a mesic Southern Mixed Hardwood Forest found on midslopes in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi and possibly other states. The canopy contains a diverse assemblage of hardwoods such as <i>Quercus alba, Quercus nigra, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus pagoda, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya pallida, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Scattered individuals of <i>Pinus taeda</i> may be present in the canopy, but do not typically contribute 25% or more to the canopy. In addition to individuals of the canopy species, <i>Magnolia macrophylla</i> may be prominent in the subcanopy; along with <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i> and other mesic-affiliated species of the region. A diverse shrub layer is also generally present, and woody vines are typically prominent. <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> may also be prominent in some examples. The herbaceous layer may be rather sparse to well-developed, containing species such as <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Smilax pumila, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Aristolochia serpentaria, Dioscorea villosa</i>, and <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33552-{9F0E7A83-9885-4950-A784-9EEBAA30DA48} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Aug-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - Quercus nigra - Sabal minor Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686741 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004775   Translated: White Oak - Water Oak - Sand Hickory / Southern Magnolia Forest   Common: East Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Mixed Oak Forest   Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus nigra - Carya pallida / Magnolia grandiflora Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus nigra - Carya pallida - (Quercus pagoda) / Magnolia (grandiflora, macrophylla) Forest (similar) CEGL004775 (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus nigra - Carya pallida - (Quercus pagoda) / Magnolia (grandiflora, macrophylla) Forest