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Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Nyssa biflora Floodplain Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Nyssa biflora Floodplain Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Examples of this alliance are floodplain forests, with a variety of hydrologic flooding regimes. Stands occur in the Southeastern Coastal Plain from Virginia south to Florida, west to eastern Texas, and in the Mississippi River alluvial valley north to southern Illinois. These forests are dominated by <i>Taxodium distichum</i> and usually one or more of the following: <i>Nyssa aquatica, Nyssa biflora</i>, and/or <i>Nyssa ogeche</i>. Other characteristic woody species include <i>Acer rubrum, Carya aquatica, Forestiera acuminata, Fraxinus caroliniana, Ilex decidua, Liquidambar styraciflua, Planera aquatica, Populus heterophylla, Quercus laurifolia</i>, and <i>Quercus lyrata</i>. Herbaceous and vine species that may be present include <i>Nekemias arborea, Boehmeria cylindrica, Campsis radicans, Carex bromoides, Carex intumescens, Commelina communis, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Justicia ovata, Leersia lenticularis, Ludwigia palustris, Mikania scandens, Onoclea sensibilis, Phanopyrum gymnocarpon, Pilea pumila, Saururus cernuus</i>, and <i>Smilax tamnoides</i>. Stands dominated by <i>Planera aquatica</i> and <i>Forestiera acuminata</i> are included here rather than being placed in a separate alliance, despite their slightly different stature. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38814-{09BA5D37-C25A-4E23-9190-680DD57D5327}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899652 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3594
  Translated: Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo - Swamp Tupelo Floodplain Forest Alliance
  Common: Southern Bald-cypress - Tupelo Floodplain Forest
  Scientific: Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Nyssa biflora Floodplain Forest Alliance