Name:
Betula nigra / Salix nigra / Hypericum prolificum - Nekemias arborea Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This temporarily flooded riverfront association is found along temporarily flooded natural levees and floodplains of brownwater rivers in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, where <i>Betula nigra</i>-dominated vegetation occurs south of the range of <i>Platanus occidentalis</i>. The canopy is dominated by <i>Betula nigra</i>, with <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and an occasional <i>Pinus taeda</i>. <i>Quercus laurifolia</i> may also occur in some examples. The subcanopy may contain <i>Salix nigra, Salix caroliniana, Acer rubrum, Carpinus caroliniana, Planera aquatica</i>, and <i>Cornus foemina</i>. <i>Hypericum prolificum</i> is a prominent shrub in some examples. Vines, such as <i>Smilax bona-nox, Campsis radicans</i> and <i>Nekemias arborea</i>, are common. Herbs (Alabama) include <i>Penthorum sedoides, Sagittaria</i> sp., <i>Polygonum</i> sp., <i>Mimulus</i> sp., <i>Leersia hexandra</i>?, and <i>Boehmeria cylindrica</i>. Other herbs (Florida) include <i>Panicum rigidulum, Solidago leavenworthii, Symphyotrichum</i> sp., <i>Dichanthelium commutatum, Saccharum baldwinii, Paspalum laeve, Amsonia rigida, Carex</i> sp., and <i>Justicia ovata</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35981-{DB7B96DB-C73B-4D19-8CD1-EB68ED4DFC24}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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