Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Quercus pagoda - Acer floridanum - Pinus taeda Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association represents the mixed hardwood - pine forests on strongly loess-influenced loam soils in the hills of the western Florida parishes of Louisiana and areas of adjacent southwestern Mississippi, just east of the Tunica Hills upland hardwood forest type. It is similar to ~<i>Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora - Fagus grandifolia / Hydrangea quercifolia / Thelypteris kunthii</i> Forest (CEGL007461)$$ due to the presence of many calciphilic hardwoods, but it is not as rich and diverse in hardwood, shrub and fern species, and lacking the rare disjunct flora. In addition, pines and certain acidophilic mesic/dry-mesic hardwoods are a natural component of this type. Common trees include <i>Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus alba, Quercus pagoda, Quercus falcata, Quercus nigra, Quercus michauxii, Quercus stellata, Quercus shumardii, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya glabra, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus alata, Acer floridanum, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Diospyros virginiana</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>. Small trees and shrubs include <i>Morus rubra, Prunus caroliniana, Cornus florida, Ilex opaca, Oxydendrum arboreum, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Ilex vomitoria, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana, Hydrangea quercifolia, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium arboreum, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Erythrina herbacea, Rhododendron canescens, Styrax grandifolius, Halesia diptera, Aralia spinosa, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Stewartia malacodendron</i> (rarely). Common woody vines include <i>Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Decumaria barbara, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Lonicera sempervirens</i> (invasive). The woody grass <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> is common and often is present in patches of various sizes. Common herbs are <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Trillium foetidissimum, Polystichum acrostichoides, Onoclea sensibilis, Elephantopus carolinianus, Mitchella repens, Carex</i> spp., <i>Tipularia discolor, Prenanthes altissima, Viola walteri, Aristolochia serpentaria, Sanicula canadensis, Podophyllum peltatum</i>, and <i>Uvularia perfoliata</i>. This community is restricted to the western Florida parishes of eastern Louisiana and areas of adjacent southwestern Mississippi.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33732-{BB970C50-4393-4C44-B15A-F2BEF17AE973}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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