Name:
Nyssa biflora - Liquidambar styraciflua / Magnolia virginiana / Hamamelis virginiana - Viburnum nudum Swamp Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These saturated forests occur in seepage-influenced areas adjacent to small streams in southern portions of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama and possibly Mississippi. The open tree canopy is typically dominated by <i>Nyssa biflora</i>, with some combination of <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. In addition, <i>Pinus taeda</i> may be present in some stands. The subcanopy (and possibly the canopy in some examples) contains substantial <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>; this stratum may also contain <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca</i> and <i>Cornus foemina</i>. Canopy cover in these seeps is not complete, and the shrub and herbaceous layers may be well-developed. The shrub stratum contains <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Itea virginica</i>, which may be dominant. Other shrubs present include <i>Viburnum dentatum, Ilex decidua, Cornus foemina, Arundinaria tecta</i>, and others. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia areolata, Solidago patula var. strictula, Sagittaria latifolia, Penthorum sedoides, Mikania scandens, Juncus effusus, Chelone glabra, Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Carex crinita, Carex frankii, Carex intumescens, Carex leptalea, Mitchella repens, Sphagnum</i> spp., and others. Various of these herbs may be locally dominant in patches. Woody vines are common; some typical species are <i>Smilax laurifolia, Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Berchemia scandens</i>, and others. This association lacks some of the species characteristic of related vegetation types from further south, such as <i>Morella caroliniensis, Toxicodendron vernix, Ilex coriacea, Clethra alnifolia</i>, and <i>Persea palustris</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36538-{2587E407-0599-4B69-A53B-8DD26C2569AF}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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