Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Liquidambar styraciflua / Magnolia grandiflora / Smilax pumila Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association includes mesic mixed hardwood forests of the Gulf Coastal Plain east of the Mississippi River. Within this region, examples are found within the range of <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i>, and stands typically include a diagnostic component of this species. Stands of this association contain a canopy dominated by <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>, with <i>Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i> (more prevalent on upper slopes). The more-or-less open subcanopy contains <i>Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia macrophylla, Ostrya virginiana, Liriodendron tulipifera, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. Shrubs and woody vines are relatively sparse; shrubs include <i>Aesculus pavia, Arundinaria gigantea, Hamamelis virginiana, Vaccinium elliottii, Ilex decidua, Symplocos tinctoria, Asimina parviflora</i>, and <i>Hypericum hypericoides</i>. Woody vines include <i>Vitis rotundifolia, Gelsemium sempervirens</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. The herbaceous stratum includes <i>Smilax pumila, Polystichum acrostichoides, Mitchella repens, Arisaema triphyllum, Aristolochia serpentaria, Hexastylis arifolia var. callifolia</i>?, <i>Euphorbia corollata, Scutellaria elliptica, Dichanthelium boscii, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Carex</i> spp., <i>Dioscorea villosa</i>, and the epiphyte <i>Pleopeltis polypodioides</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35481-{ED2647A3-EFE9-46A8-991C-1C58DCA1D83A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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