Natural Characteristics Summary 

 24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 1 



Community type: Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora/mixed wetland shrubs 

 or Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora/Acer rubrum-Persea borbonia/mixed 

 wetland shrubs 

 Community cover type: Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora 



General habitat feature: swamp forest 

 Average canopy height: 70 feet 

 Estimated age of canopy trees: unknown 

 Canopy cover: closed 

 Estimated size of community: 3000 acres 



Successional stage: near-climax (except in areas recently disturbed 



by logging) 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Pinus taeda, Chamaecyparis thyoides 



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

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Persea borbonia, Rhododendron viscosum, Lyonia lucida, 

 Vaccinium sp. , Acer rubrum, Ilex coriacea 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis 



Vines: Smilax laurifolia, Gelsemium sempervirens , 

 Rhus radicans 



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