Name:
Nyssa biflora / Itea virginica - Cephalanthus occidentalis Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community occupies peaty or mucky, acidic, semipermanently wet depressions in the Atlantic and East Gulf coastal plains. This community is strongly dominated by <i>Nyssa biflora</i>. Other bottomland species, including <i>Taxodium distichum</i> and <i>Taxodium ascendens</i>, may also be present, but combined usually contribute less than 30% of the canopy. Shrubs are scarce to scattered on hummocks and become more common with peat accumulation. Shrub species include <i>Itea virginica</i> and <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>, with <i>Clethra alnifolia, Lyonia lucida, Cliftonia monophylla</i>, and <i>Cyrilla racemiflora</i> being common in the East Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains. Floating logs and stumps provide habitat for the sparse herbaceous stratum. Species include <i>Woodwardia virginica, Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda cinnamomea, Eriocaulon</i> spp., <i>Xyris</i> spp., <i>Rhynchospora</i> spp., <i>Schoenoplectus</i> spp., and <i>Juncus</i> spp. The moderately to strongly acidic sandy soils are overlain by organic muck and leaf litter. This community occurs in depressions on the Coastal Plain of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi; and sparingly on the Piedmont of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35665-{BF3B703D-192F-4C07-86BC-B7ED2A189036}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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