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Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This is a mostly evergreen-dominated hardwood forest found along the periphery of the West Gulf Coastal Plain of eastern Texas. It is only known from a very limited area near the western distributional limits of several tree species including <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> on unusually rich soils. The canopy is dominated by <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Quercus pagoda </i>present. Midstory trees are prevalent, with <i>Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana</i> and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> being most important, and possibly indicative of the rich, high pH soils. A relatively sparse shrub stratum is present, but no species in this stratum are diagnostic of this type. A sparse herbaceous stratum is also present amidst dense hardwood leaf litter.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36627-{9125F32D-637C-4D23-ABD5-417D8354C38E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-May-2002 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Fagus grandifolia - Magnolia grandiflora Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688666 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008577   Translated: Southern Magnolia / Carolina Laurel Cherry - American Hornbeam / Giant Cane Forest   Common: Texas Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Magnolia Forest   Scientific: Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL008577 (similar) Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest (similar) Magnolia grandiflora / Prunus caroliniana - Carpinus caroliniana / Arundinaria gigantea Forest