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Quercus michauxii - Carya laciniosa - Liquidambar styraciflua Interior Floodplain Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus michauxii - Carya laciniosa - Liquidambar styraciflua Interior Floodplain Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The vegetation of this bottomland hardwood forest alliance is found in the central and south-central United States along borders and first bottoms of rivers, streams, and swamps. Its range includes the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Tennessee River and their tributaries, as well as rivers and streams in the southern Piedmont and the Ozarks and possibly in the Ouachita Mountains. Stands are typically dominated by <i>Carya laciniosa, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus michauxii</i>, and <i>Quercus shumardii</i>. Other hickories which can be present include <i>Carya tomentosa</i> and <i>Carya ovata</i>. Canopy closure is at or near 100%. The subcanopy is dense and dominated by <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i> and <i>Ulmus alata</i>. Dominant shrubs include <i>Cornus foemina, Ilex decidua</i>, and <i>Viburnum dentatum</i>. The herbaceous layer is dense and dominated by <i>Carex</i> spp. and a diverse and varied assemblage of grasses and forbs, including <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> which may form dense stands, particularly where canopy openings allow sunlight to reach the forest floor. Vines are prevalent in the subcanopy and understory of this community; the most commonly encountered vines are <i>Campsis radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. Soils which support this association are deep, moist, rich, loamy, typically somewhat acidic to circumneutral, and well-drained. Short periods of inundation in the fall and winter can occur. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38850-{36F36526-152B-4C2C-A8E1-3FF3DD21C933}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899688 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3630
  Translated: Swamp Chestnut Oak - Shellbark Hickory - Sweetgum Interior Floodplain Forest Alliance
  Common: Interior Swamp Chestnut Oak Floodplain Forest
  Scientific: Quercus michauxii - Carya laciniosa - Liquidambar styraciflua Interior Floodplain Forest Alliance