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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mesic acidic forest of the West Gulf Coastal Plain is dominated by <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>. It is further typified by the presence of a fairly diverse number of species which indicate high-quality mesic, acidic habitats in the region. The scattered to patchy tall-shrub stratum includes <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca, Carpinus caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Cornus florida, Styrax grandifolius</i>, and <i>Crataegus marshallii</i>. The sparse herbaceous layer includes <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Trillium gracile, Prenanthes altissima</i> (uncommon), <i>Spigelia marilandica</i> (uncommon), <i>Galium circaezans, Desmodium nudiflorum, Uvularia perfoliata, Polygonatum biflorum, Arisaema triphyllum, Viola walteri, Mitchella repens, Tipularia discolor, Lilium michauxii, Smilax herbacea</i> (uncommon-rare), and <i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35479-{3548F855-00E1-4D81-B3C4-99D1482CDB5A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 31-Jan-2002 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687981 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007208
  Translated: American Beech - White Oak / American Holly / Southern Ladyfern Forest
  Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Beech - White Oak Forest (Typic Type)
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest
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(similar) CEGL007208
(similar) Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest
(similar) Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Ilex opaca var. opaca / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest