Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 1 



Community type: Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora/Acer rubrum- 

 Magnolia virginiana/Persea borbonia 



Community cover type: Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora 

 General habitat feature: upland swamp forest 

 Average canopy height: 70-80 feet 

 Estimated age of canopy trees: 75+ years 

 Canopy cover : open to partially closed 

 Estimated size of community: 1000 acres 

 Successionai stage: near-climax to climax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus taeda, Taxodium 



distichum, Chamaecyparis thyoides 



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

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Clethra alnifolia 

 Asimina triloba 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Woodwardia areolata 



Vines: Gelsemium sempervirens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, 

 Decumaria barbara, Rhus radicans 



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