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Quercus laurifolia / Carpinus caroliniana / Justicia ovata Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus laurifolia / Carpinus caroliniana / Justicia ovata Riparian Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This bottomland forest often borders blackwater streams in the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains. It is dominated by <i>Quercus laurifolia</i>, but <i>Nyssa biflora</i> is common as well. Other species that occur sparingly include <i>Taxodium distichum, Quercus nigra, Nyssa aquatica, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. <i>Fraxinus caroliniana</i> and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> are characteristic of the subcanopy. Dominance of the shrub layer may vary from stand to stand. Occasionally, <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> or <i>Sabal minor</i> will form a conspicuous understory cover. <i>Itea virginica</i> may also dominate. The ground surface is covered by a combination of decaying leaves and exposed mud. The sparse herbaceous layer often contains only <i>Justicia ovata, Saururus cernuus</i>, and <i>Proserpinaca palustris</i>, but other species are possible, including <i>Asclepias perennis</i> and <i>Campsis radicans</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35596-{392DA99D-DB25-43A9-9FDF-57C50256FE34}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jan-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683821 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007348
  Translated: Laurel Oak / American Hornbeam / Loose-flower Water-willow Riparian Forest
  Common: Laurel Oak Bottomland Forest
  Scientific: Quercus laurifolia / Carpinus caroliniana / Justicia ovata Riparian Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Quercus laurifolia / Carpinus caroliniana / Justicia ovata Forest
(similar) CEGL007348
(similar) Quercus laurifolia / Carpinus caroliniana / Justicia ovata Forest