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Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - (Pinus elliottii) / Morella (caroliniensis, inodora) Swamp Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - (Pinus elliottii) / Morella (caroliniensis, inodora) Swamp Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mixed canopy "bay forest" is dominated by species such as <i>Nyssa biflora</i> and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>, with <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i> present in many examples. This is a saturated forest receiving input from groundwater seepage as well as from rainfall events. It often contains small, braided seepage-fed streams, and extends along shallow, fairly narrow drainages; it only occasionally forms broad swamps. The highly organic sandy soils are topped with a thick peat layer. During drought periods, no water may be visible in the headwaters. <i>Pinus elliottii</i> may be a prominent feature of the community, rising above the canopy as large emergents, or it may have been removed by logging. The canopy may also contain <i>Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. Along with the nominals, shrubs include <i>Lyonia lucida, Cyrilla racemiflora, Viburnum nudum, Itea virginica, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca, Clethra alnifolia</i>, and <i>Smilax laurifolia</i>. The very scattered herbaceous layer contains <i>Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis</i> and <i>Woodwardia areolata</i>. <i>Sphagnum</i> is more common near the edges where the degree of light penetration is higher. This forest occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35452-{42922DDE-34AA-43EF-8C3D-6935E1BAFF78}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 28-Jun-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684834 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007156
  Translated: Swamp Tupelo - Sweetbay - (Slash Pine) / (Southern Bayberry, Scentless Bayberry) Swamp Forest
  Common: Swamp Tupelo Bayhead Forest
  Scientific: Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - (Pinus elliottii) / Morella (caroliniensis, inodora) Swamp Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL007156
(similar) Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Morella (caroliniensis, inodora) Forest
(similar) Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Morella (caroliniensis, inodora) Forest