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Acer rubrum - (Fraxinus profunda) / Sabal minor Swamp Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer rubrum - (Fraxinus profunda) / Sabal minor Swamp Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This is a short-statured swamp forest occurring at the transition from upland to swamp along the coast of Louisiana in the Mississippi River delta. The canopy is dominated by <i>Acer rubrum var. drummondii</i> and <i>Fraxinus profunda</i>. Associated trees include <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Salix nigra, Quercus nigra</i>, and <i>Taxodium distichum</i>. The understory is dominated by <i>Sabal minor</i>. Associated shrubs may include <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis, Baccharis halimifolia</i>, and <i>Morella cerifera</i>. Herbaceous cover is typically low but may be high in some occurrences. Characteristic species include <i>Polygonum hydropiperoides, Pontederia cordata, Rhynchospora corniculata, Thelypteris palustris, Hydrocotyle</i> spp., <i>Brunnichia ovata</i>, and the non-native <i>Alternanthera philoxeroides</i>. Floating aquatics, including <i>Lemna obscura</i> and the non-native <i>Salvinia minima</i>, may occur in some examples. The non-native invasive tree <i>Triadica sebifera</i> is also common in this community. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35500-{097FDAFD-9E24-4E6D-BE2C-439596717003}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 20-Oct-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.907659 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007229
  Translated: Red Maple - (Pumpkin Ash) / Dwarf Palmetto Swamp Forest
  Common: Mississippi River Delta Levee Backslope Red Maple - Pumpkin Ash / Dwarf Palmetto Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Acer rubrum - (Fraxinus profunda) / Sabal minor Swamp Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Acer rubrum - (Fraxinus profunda) / Sabal minor Forest