Name:
Acer rubrum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Saururus cernuus - (Phanopyrum gymnocarpon) Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These are temporarily to seasonally flooded bottomland or swamp forests found on somewhat poorly to very poorly drained muck or clay loam soil. Stands are dominated by <i>Acer rubrum</i>, or by a combination of <i>Acer rubrum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>; <i>Acer rubrum</i> may be present in all woody strata. The canopy can range in density from 50 to 90% cover. Additional tree species include <i>Acer negundo, Nyssa aquatica, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus michauxii</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>, among others. The sparse to moderate tall-shrub and short-shrub layers may contain <i>Acer rubrum, Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus foemina, Ilex decidua, Itea virginica, Lindera benzoin, Nyssa aquatica</i>, and <i>Quercus laurifolia</i>. Also present are the vines <i>Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer can be dominated by <i>Arisaema dracontium, Boehmeria cylindrica, Impatiens capensis, Leersia virginica, Microstegium vimineum</i> (invasive exotic), <i>Onoclea sensibilis, Packera glabella, Penthorum sedoides, Phanopyrum gymnocarpon, Pilea pumila</i>, and/or <i>Saururus cernuus</i>. Examples have been documented in the Piedmont of Georgia, the coastal plains of Mississippi, and the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35626-{6A5BC287-22BF-42F3-A973-1EF659DF2644}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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