Name:
Quercus laurifolia - Magnolia virginiana - Nyssa biflora / Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This saturated forest association is found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain from Louisiana to Alabama in bayheads over sticky clay or silt loam soils. In Alabama, it is reported from Mobile County near the origin of small, low-gradient streams. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus laurifolia, Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i>. Subcanopy species are <i>Magnolia virginiana, Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i>, and <i>Fraxinus caroliniana</i>. Common components of the open shrub stratum are <i>Cyrilla racemiflora, Vaccinium elliottii, Eubotrys racemosa, Rhododendron viscosum, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Toxicodendron radicans, Chionanthus virginicus</i>, and <i>Lyonia lucida</i>. The herb stratum is sparse and composed of <i>Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum, Carex glaucescens, Carex intumescens, Carex lonchocarpa</i>, and <i>Carex venusta var. minor</i>. <i>Carex gigantea, Rhynchospora cephalantha, Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia, Woodwardia virginica</i>, and scattered <i>Sabal minor</i> are reported from Alabama examples. <i>Sphagnum macrophyllum</i> is sometimes abundant. Sticky clay soils, generally less acidic conditions, and a more open understory distinguish this association from other baygall types.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35688-{B91AB362-7985-4746-9A9B-24605579B4CA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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