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Salix caroliniana - Salix nigra Coastal Plain Swamp Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Salix caroliniana - Salix nigra Coastal Plain Swamp Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Examples of this alliance have canopies that vary from dense to open and are dominated by the small tree <i>Salix caroliniana</i>, sometimes with <i>Salix nigra</i>, or dominated by <i>Salix nigra</i>. Other woody species include <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis, Decodon verticillatus, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Hibiscus grandiflorus</i>. This vegetation is found primarily in the southern coastal plains of the southeastern United States in swales between coastal dunes imbedded in maritime forests; along the shores of lakes, ponds, and artificial impoundments; as well as peaty depressional wetlands in Florida. One association is attributed to swamps in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain of Louisiana, and one broad-ranging association is attributed to riverfronts and lakeshores. Stands are often small and linear. These communities originate from flooding and may be short-lived, succeeding to other forest types and non-forest types that are part of the shifting dune environment. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38287-{5122F7E1-027F-4A23-A1DB-4029594BED96}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-Oct-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899128 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A1914
  Translated: Carolina Willow - Black Willow Coastal Plain Swamp Forest Alliance
  Common: Coastal Plain Depression Willow Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Salix caroliniana - Salix nigra Coastal Plain Swamp Forest Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) A.1914
(similar) Salix caroliniana Seasonally Flooded Woodland Alliance