Name:
Carya cordiformis - Quercus pagoda - Carya myristiciformis / Sabal minor - Cornus asperifolia Wet Flatwoods Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This wet marl forest of the North Carolina Coastal Plain has well-developed tree, subcanopy, and herb layers. Limestone outcrops are present. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus pagoda, Quercus shumardii, Carya myristiciformis, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Acer floridanum</i>. Other typical canopy species include <i>Carya cordiformis, Ulmus americana, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Juglans nigra, Quercus alba, Quercus lyrata, Quercus michauxii, Quercus nigra, Quercus phellos, Carya aquatica, Carya ovata, Carya glabra, Fraxinus americana, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Acer negundo</i>. Typical subcanopy species include <i>Acer floridanum, Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cornus asperifolia, Cornus florida, Morus rubra</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. <i>Sabal minor</i> dominates the shrub layer in many areas (particularly the wetter portions of the community). Other shrubs and woody vines include <i>Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Aesculus sylvatica, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Viburnum prunifolium</i>, and <i>Viburnum recognitum</i>. The rich herbaceous stratum is dominated by <i>Carex basiantha, Carex corrugata</i>, and <i>Carex cherokeensis</i>. Other herbaceous species include <i>Anemone virginiana, Arisaema triphyllum, Asarum canadense, Aristolochia serpentaria, Boehmeria cylindrica, Cardamine bulbosa, Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, Cryptotaenia canadensis, Desmodium glutinosum, Dryopteris ludoviciana, Geranium maculatum, Geum canadense, Polystichum acrostichoides, Phryma leptostachya, Melica mutica, Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Sanicula marilandica, Scirpus lineatus</i>, and <i>Silphium asteriscus</i>. This community is subject to seasonal ponding of water in low spots and seasonally saturated soils because the clay/marl substrate prevents rapid percolation of water. Length of flooding varies within a site due to differences in microtopography. Two subassociations could be recognized, one more mesic, the other with seasonal ponding.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35566-{96C7F435-1CFC-43B0-872E-85F1445C68D9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
30
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