Name:
Betula nigra - Platanus occidentalis - Acer saccharinum Ozark & West Gulf Riverfront Forest Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These riverfront floodplain forests of the Ozarks and Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain are dominated by some combination of <i>Acer saccharinum, Betula nigra</i>, and <i>Platanus occidentalis</i>. In addition, <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Gleditsia triacanthos, Liquidambar styraciflua, Morus rubra</i>, and <i>Tilia americana var. caroliniana</i> may also be present in the canopy. Other wetland shrubs and vines may be present, including <i>Alnus serrulata, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Triadenum walteri</i>. Herbaceous species include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Commelina virginica, Leersia virginica, Onoclea sensibilis, Panicum anceps, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum</i>, and <i>Viola sororia</i>. Forests in this alliance generally occur on well-drained, sandy soils, on infrequently flooded bottomlands, on levees, and on deep silts on stabilized sites along larger rivers. They also may occur along smaller rivers but are most common along bigger rivers where there is more scour and more silt deposition.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38912-{D89D846C-9D41-40D3-8A91-54C817702B91}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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