Name:
Acer rubrum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Saururus cernuus Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This red maple swamp community of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Chesapeake Bay and Piedmont regions occurs on poorly drained to very poorly drained soils on flats and along watercourses that are seasonally to semipermanently flooded. The organic horizon is of variable depth and overlies sandy or silt clay loam soils. This swamp has pronounced hummock-and-hollow microtopography. The tree canopy is closed to partially open and dominated by <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>. Other canopy associates may include <i>Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana, Quercus lyrata, Quercus phellos, Quercus lyrata</i>, and <i>Populus heterophylla</i>. The shrub layer includes <i>Lindera benzoin, Eubotrys racemosa, Ilex verticillata, Viburnum</i> spp., and <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i> saplings. The herb layer is characterized by <i>Saururus cernuus, Peltandra virginica, Boehmeria cylindrica, Triadenum walteri, Cinna arundinacea, Pilea pumila, Impatiens capensis, Osmunda regalis, Leersia oryzoides, Leersia virginica, Glyceria striata, Commelina virginica, Rumex verticillatus, Carex</i> spp., and <i>Polygonum arifolium</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35227-{27065FE7-0386-4CB7-B95A-0CD8977B986D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
55
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