Name:
Quercus falcata - Pinus taeda - (Fagus grandifolia, Quercus nigra) / Persea palustris Maritime Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community and related deciduous-dominated communities occur on the most sheltered sites on barrier islands. They are protected from the most extreme stresses of the maritime environment, such as storm waves and intense salt spray, by high dune ridges and distance from the beach. This association is only known from a few sites in extreme southeastern Virginia (Cape Henry) and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina (primarily Nags Head Woods and Kitty Hawk Woods). In addition to <i>Quercus falcata, Pinus taeda, Fagus grandifolia</i>, and <i>Quercus nigra</i>, the canopy may include <i>Carya glabra, Carya pallida</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The subcanopy may include <i>Persea palustris, Carpinus caroliniana, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Cornus florida, Vaccinium arboreum, Ostrya virginiana, Juniperus virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Amelanchier canadensis, Oxydendrum arboreum, Castanea pumila</i>, and <i>Hamamelis virginiana</i>. Shrubs and vines include <i>Gaylussacia frondosa, Arundinaria gigantea, Callicarpa americana, Morella cerifera, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium pallidum, Gaylussacia baccata, Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax bona-nox</i>, and <i>Gelsemium sempervirens</i>. The herb layer may contain <i>Mitchella repens, Pteridium aquilinum, Carex nigromarginata, Conopholis americana, Hieracium gronovii, Chasmanthium laxum, Prenanthes autumnalis, Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus</i>, and <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35735-{BD0FD94B-9E7B-442C-974B-133C4D6EDFE7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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