Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 2 



Community type: pinus taeda-Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora/Acer 

 rubrum/Persea borbonia 



Community cover type: Pinus taeda-Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora 



General habitat feature: non-alluvial swamp forest 



Average canopy height: 65-85 feet 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 60-75 years 



Canopy cover: partially closed (50-80%) 



Estimated size of community: 1100 acres 



Successional stage: Late successional to near-climax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : Chamaecyparis thyoides 



Taxodium distichum 



Magnolia virginiana 



Liriodendron tulipifera 



Common sub-canopy or shrub stratum species in community cover or 

 community type (but not dominant) : Magnolia virginiana 



Chamaecyparis thyoides 

 Clethra alnifolia 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Vines - Gelsemium sempervirens 

 Rhus radicans 

 Vitis sp . 

 Smilax laurifolia 



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