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Acer rubrum / Viburnum nudum - Aronia arbutifolia / Smilax laurifolia / Carex debilis var. pubera Seep Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer rubrum / Viburnum nudum - Aronia arbutifolia / Smilax laurifolia / Carex debilis var. pubera Seep Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community occurs in seepage-fed wetlands in the upper Piedmont and Blue Ridge regions, on lower slopes or in the edges of bottomlands in places that are not actively flooded. The vegetation is generally a closed or nearly closed forest, if there has not been recent disturbance. It includes a variety of plants that are more characteristic of Coastal Plain wetlands than of the Blue Ridge or upper Piedmont where it occurs. The dominant canopy species are generally <i>Acer rubrum var. trilobum</i> and <i>Nyssa</i> sp. Dominant or frequent shrubs include <i>Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Alnus serrulata, Aronia arbutifolia, Ilex verticillata, Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium fuscatum, Itea virginica</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron vernix</i>. The herb layer may be fairly diverse. Species include <i>Carex debilis var. pubera, Carex leptalea, Carex lurida, Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica, Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea, Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda cinnamomea, Lycopus virginicus, Leersia virginica</i>, and <i>Chelone</i> sp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35358-{75CC8E65-CA3A-4095-88C7-DF5E54C90D14}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 14
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 11-Oct-2011 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.866624 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007041
  Translated: Red Maple / Possumhaw - Red Chokeberry / Laurel Greenbrier / White-edge Sedge Seep Forest
  Common: Piedmont-Blue Ridge Springhead Seepage Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Acer rubrum / Viburnum nudum - Aronia arbutifolia / Smilax laurifolia / Carex debilis var. pubera Seep Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Acer rubrum / Viburnum nudum - Photinia pyrifolia / Smilax laurifolia / Carex debilis var. pubera Seepage Forest