Table 9. Trees, shrubs, vines (V), and herbs (H) characteristic of south- 

 eastern bottomlands and the floodplain zones in which they most frequently 

 occur (A = abundant, C = common, U = uncommon or localized, R = rare). Species 

 (except some herbs and vines) are in approximate order of their position on the 

 moisture gradient from wettest to driest. Species largely restricted to eco- 

 tones (E), levees (L), and peat soils (P) are also distinguished. Nomenclature 

 generally follows Kurz and Godfrey (1962) and Little (1979). 



Species Ecological zones 



II III IV 



Taxodium distichum (baldcypress) A X 



Taxodivm asaendens (pond cypress) C X 



Proserpinaaa sp. (proserpinaca) C X 



Nyssa aquatica (water tupelo) A X 



Nyssa bi flora (swamp tupelo) A X 



Nyssa ogedhe (Ogeechee tupelo) A X 



Crinvm ameriaanum (strap lily) A X 



Leitneria floridana (corkwood) U-R X 



Tillandsia setaaea (needleleaf wi Id pine) (H) C X 



Planera aquatica (water elm) A X 



Orontium aquaticum (goldenclub) (H) C X 



Fraxinus aaroliniana (water ash) A X 



Fraxinus profunda (pumpkin ash) C X 



Iris virginioa (blue flag) (H) C X 



Chamaeoyparis thyoides (Atlantic white cedar) U X 



Pinus serotina (pond pine) C X 



Magnolia virginiana (sweet bay) C, P X 



Persea borbonia (red bay) C, P X 



Sabal palmetto (cabbage palm) C X 



Ilex myrtifolia (myrtle-leaf holly) C, P X 



Ilex oassine (dahoon) C, P X 



Lyonia luoida (fetterbush) A, P X 



Viburnum nudum (southern withered) C, P X 



Leucothoe raoemosa (swamp leucothoe) C, P X 



Clethra alnifolia (sweet pepperbush) C, P X 



Lyonia ligustrina (male-berry) C, P X 



Ilex coriaaea (large gall berry) C, P X 



Cyrilla raoemosa (titi) A, P X 



Alnus serrulata (alder) A X 



Myrioa cerifera (wax myrtle) A X 



Crataegus aestivalis (may hav;) U X 



Forestiera acuminata (swamp privet) C-U X X 



Hymenocallis crassifolia (spiderlily) (H) C XX 



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