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Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Floodplain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Floodplain Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association includes seasonally flooded swamps dominated by <i>Taxodium distichum</i> with <i>Nyssa aquatica</i> and other hardwood species, especially <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Shrub species which may be present include <i>Itea virginica</i> and <i>Clethra alnifolia</i> (within its range). Cover of the herbaceous stratum varies from sparse to moderate and is often characterized by <i>Saururus cernuus</i> and may also include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Sagittaria latifolia</i>, and <i>Smilax</i> spp. In the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain and Gulf Coastal Plain, this community primarily occurs in sloughs which flood for 3-4 months annually. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35659-{40CFE6A6-622B-4388-8CA6-7BCDDBCDD7F0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 5
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-May-2002 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685713 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007422
  Translated: Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo - Red Maple / Virginia Sweetspire Floodplain Forest
  Common: Southern Coastal Plain Bald-cypress - Tupelo Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Floodplain Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL007422
(similar) Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest
(similar) Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum / Itea virginica Forest