Name:
Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica - Magnolia virginiana / Viburnum nudum var. nudum / Osmunda cinnamomea Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This acidic swamp forest of the eastern middle-latitude states is a nutrient-poor wetland forest occurring in groundwater-saturated stream bottoms and poorly drained depressions. Soils are typically moderately deep to deep muck over mineral soil, with pools of standing water at the surface. Acidic waters originate from groundwater seepage, with little to no overland seasonal flooding. Most sites can be characterized as "groundwater slope wetlands" (<i>sensu</i> Golet et al. 1993) with a flow-through hydrology. This community is characterized by <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i> in the canopy, which may be quite open in some examples. Canopy associates include <i>Magnolia virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Persea palustris</i>, plus occasional incidental <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> or <i>Pinus taeda</i>. Upland trees may occur on drier hummocks. The shrub layer is characterized by <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i>, as well as <i>Clethra alnifolia, Ilex verticillata, Ilex opaca, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Lindera benzoin</i>, and <i>Rhododendron viscosum</i>. The herbaceous layer varies from dense to sparse and may include <i>Symplocarpus foetidus, Triadenum virginicum, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Woodwardia areolata, Carex folliculata, Carex lonchocarpa, Carex collinsii, Carex atlantica, Bartonia paniculata, Parnassia asarifolia, Helonias bullata, Chelone glabra, Oxypolis rigidior</i>, and <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. and other mosses are common.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34885-{868C818A-FC4C-492A-999B-E5E583A71208}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
3
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