Name:
Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus pagoda - Carya spp. / Carpinus caroliniana / Carex spp. Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This bottomland hardwood forest is found on higher terraces of floodplains in the northern Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain and East Gulf Coastal Plain, as well as portions of the adjacent Piedmont, of the United States. The canopy of stands is dominated by <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus pagoda</i>, and <i>Carya</i> spp. (including <i>Carya cordiformis, Carya ovata, Carya laciniosa, Carya ovalis</i>). This type was originally described from Shiloh National Park (Hardin County, Tennessee), where the understory may contain <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Carya tomentosa, Carya ovalis</i>, and <i>Quercus nigra</i>. Portions of the stand may exhibit canopy dominance by <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Carya</i> spp., with lower coverage by oaks. Shrubs include <i>Asimina triloba, Arundinaria gigantea</i>, and <i>Ilex decidua</i>, along with smaller individuals of successional tree species such as <i>Acer negundo</i> and <i>Celtis laevigata</i>. Woody and herbaceous vines found here include <i>Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Dioscorea villosa, Smilax bona-nox, Toxicodendron radicans, Amphicarpaea bracteata</i>, and <i>Passiflora lutea</i>. Herbs include <i>Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum, Aristolochia serpentaria, Hymenocallis occidentalis, Ruellia</i> sp., <i>Laportea canadensis, Polygonum virginianum, Spigelia marilandica, Carex debilis, Carex grayi, Carex squarrosa, Carex tribuloides, Chasmanthium latifolium, Viola</i> spp., and <i>Commelina virginica</i>. Examples of this association which have sustained extensive recent disturbance will likely contain much <i>Smilax</i> sp. and <i>Rubus</i> sp. in the shrub layer. The exotics <i>Ligustrum sinense, Alliaria petiolata</i>, and <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> may be present in examples of this association.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35600-{04B2D21F-279D-4C39-A44C-864B169C256C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
3
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