Name:
Quercus pagoda - Quercus nigra / Halesia diptera / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Dicliptera brachiata Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This forest occurs on terraces, and possibly second bottoms, of creeks and small brownwater rivers of the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (South Atlantic, East Gulf, and Upper East Gulf). Flooding is annual, but the water table usually is well below the soil surface throughout most of the growing season. The canopy of this creek and small river bottomland forest is dominated by some combination of <i>Quercus pagoda, Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus michauxii, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Quercus laurifolia</i>. Other canopy species include <i>Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, Quercus lyrata, Fraxinus americana, Celtis laevigata, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and others. Examples from Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area in Houston County, Georgia, can include <i>Quercus sinuata</i>. The subcanopy is well-developed and contains species such as <i>Carpinus caroliniana, Halesia diptera, Cornus florida, Acer rubrum, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Carya laciniosa, Morus rubra, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Cercis canadensis</i>, and <i>Acer floridanum</i>. The diverse and variable shrub layer may contain <i>Symplocos tinctoria, Euonymus americanus, Ilex decidua, Aralia spinosa, Alnus serrulata, Halesia diptera, Hamamelis virginiana, Crataegus marshallii, Lindera benzoin, Nyssa sylvatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Asimina triloba, Forestiera ligustrina, Diospyros virginiana</i>, and <i>Rubus argutus</i>. In addition, <i>Sabal minor</i> and/or <i>Rhapidophyllum hystrix</i> may be in some stands and can be the dominant shrub. Woody vines may include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Berchemia scandens, Campsis radicans, Gelsemium sempervirens, Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Cocculus carolinus</i>. The sparse to moderately well-developed herbaceous stratum contains species such as <i>Apios americana, Arundinaria gigantea, Boehmeria cylindrica, Botrychium dissectum, Commelina virginica, Carex</i> spp., <i>Chasmanthium latifolium, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Dichanthelium</i> sp., <i>Dicliptera brachiata, Elephantopus carolinianus, Polygonum virginianum, Passiflora lutea</i>, and <i>Mitchella repens</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35601-{66ABB4B7-0C24-4249-A3C6-C0A301D773DB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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