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Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This levee or terrace forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain is dominated by <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>, with <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and some combination of the nominal <i>Quercus</i> spp. (<i>Quercus michauxii, Quercus nigra</i>) often codominating. Although they may be present, <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> and <i>Betula nigra</i> are usually not dominants in this community. <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca</i> is a prominent component of the subcanopy. Shrubs present include <i>Leucothoe axillaris, Symplocos tinctoria</i>, and <i>Vaccinium elliottii</i>. Vines are prominent in examples of this association; these include <i>Berchemia scandens, Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax laurifolia, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. Scattered patches of <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> may occur in examples of this community. Herbaceous species common in this association include <i>Carex</i> spp. and <i>Mitchella repens</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36051-{06F7D46F-24D4-4C01-98F6-E3216109B5FC} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 29-Jan-1999 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Quercus nigra Coastal Plain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686180 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007866   Translated: American Beech - Sweetgum - (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak) Forest   Common: South Atlantic Coastal Plain Beech Floodplain Forest   Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest (similar) Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest (similar) CEGL007866