Name:
Quercus michauxii - Quercus pagoda Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Stands of this alliance are typically dominated by some combination of <i>Quercus michauxii, Quercus pagoda</i>, and <i>Quercus shumardii</i>, with <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> typically as a significant component. All three of these primary oaks are possible in combination in the southern coastal plains, with <i>Quercus pagoda</i> being the most restricted in range, and <i>Quercus michauxii</i> the most widely distributed. <i>Quercus shumardii</i> is apparently absent from much of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. In addition, <i>Quercus laurifolia, Quercus nigra, Quercus oglethorpensis, Quercus phellos, Quercus similis</i>, and/or <i>Quercus sinuata var. sinuata</i> may also be present, but in combination with the other primary oaks. Other associated species include <i>Carya tomentosa, Carya cordiformis, Carya glabra, Carya myristiciformis, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Pinus glabra</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. Associated subcanopy and shrub species include <i>Aesculus sylvatica, Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus florida, Cornus foemina, Halesia diptera, Ilex decidua, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Itea virginica, Eubotrys racemosa, Lindera benzoin var. benzoin, Styrax americanus</i>, and <i>Vaccinium formosum</i>. Vines are prevalent in the subcanopy and ground layer; the most commonly encountered are <i>Campsis radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. The herbaceous layer is dense and dominated by a diverse assemblage of grasses and forbs and may include <i>Arisaema triphyllum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Phlox carolina, Tillandsia usneoides</i>, and many others. Within the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, high presence of <i>Liquidambar</i> and <i>Quercus nigra</i> indicate past farming at least on the associated upland. This alliance occurs primarily in brownwater situations, and often occurs on terraces in second bottoms. This alliance is distributed throughout the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, and in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain northwards to southern Illinois.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38851-{E490B861-2D61-4C94-BE9B-6E112F8BD290}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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