Name:
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata / Chasmanthium latifolium Piedmont Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This forest occurs on natural levees of large to medium floodplains in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, and the central and southern Piedmont of Virginia. A few stands also occur in the extreme Inner Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia, along the Meherrin and Nottoway rivers, and in South Carolina and Georgia. Soils are sandy and generally very fertile. Flooding is fairly frequent but generally of short duration. Characteristic levee forest trees dominate or are at least abundant, particularly <i>Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Celtis laevigata</i>, and <i>Acer negundo</i>. Other frequent or abundant species include <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Ulmus americana</i>, and <i>Carya cordiformis</i>. Frequent understory trees include <i>Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Asimina triloba, Cornus florida</i>, and canopy species. The shrub layer is often moderate to dense, with <i>Lindera benzoin, Arundinaria gigantea, Aesculus sylvatica, Asimina triloba, Ilex decidua</i>, or the exotic shrub <i>Ligustrum sinense</i> abundant. Vines are often abundant. The herbaceous layer is usually dense. <i>Elymus virginicus</i> or <i>Chasmanthium latifolium</i> often dominate. Other frequent herbs include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex</i> spp. <i>Galium aparine, Polygonum virginianum, Sanicula canadensis, Verbesina occidentalis</i>, and <i>Viola</i> spp.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35331-{72AFC97F-5A83-481F-AA33-846902F4BAB2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
97
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