Name:
Quercus lyrata - Quercus palustris / Acer rubrum / Itea virginica - (Lindera melissifolia) Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This mixed oak - hardwood sand pond forest is found in the western edge of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain of the United States, in Missouri and Arkansas. Stands occur in wet depressions in eolian sand deposits in a matrix of dry upland sandhill vegetation. Examples of this type tend to have a closed canopy while the surrounding uplands tend to be relatively open due to xeric conditions. The wettest areas within the ponds are dominated by <i>Quercus lyrata</i> and <i>Quercus palustris</i>; <i>Diospyros virginiana</i> is present, rarely also <i>Taxodium distichum</i>. Other canopy taxa include <i>Carya aquatica, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus profunda, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana</i>, and an occasional <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. <i>Acer rubrum var. drummondii</i> is abundant in the midstory. <i>Lindera melissifolia</i> is concentrated in this zone, but is not restricted to it. Where it is abundant, it may exclude other shrubs except for an occasional <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>. Areas of hummocky topography have a shrub / understory stratum of <i>Itea virginica</i> and <i>Cornus foemina</i>. In addition, <i>Ilex decidua</i> and <i>Styrax americanus</i> are also found where the <i>Lindera</i> is thin or absent. <i>Brunnichia ovata</i> is a common and abundant vine, especially in openings. The herbaceous flora is typically sparse; it may include <i>Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, Carex crus-corvi, Carex hyalinolepis, Carex louisianica, Cinna arundinacea, Iris fulva, Ludwigia glandulosa, Lysimachia radicans, Pilea pumila, Polygonum virginianum</i>, and <i>Saururus cernuus</i>. The vegetation grades up to <i>Quercus texana - Quercus michauxii</i> or <i>Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra</i> forest, and then to <i>Quercus alba - Quercus shumardii</i> forest with non-wetland shrubs and small trees including <i>Lindera benzoin, Asimina triloba</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33555-{E4431DA4-69F9-414E-9D30-7B6266E27CF1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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