Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 1 



Community type: Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora-mixed lowland conifers/ 

 Persea borbonia/Clethra alnifolia-Lyonia lucida 



Community cover type: Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora-mixed lowland 



conifers 



General habitat feature: palustrine swamp 

 Average canopy height: 60-75 feet 

 Estimated age of canopy trees: 50-75+ years 

 Canopy cover : partially open-closed 

 Estimated size of community: 9400 acres 

 Successional stage: near climax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora 

 Chamaecyparis thyoides 

 Pinus taeda 



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

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Acer rubrum 



canopy species transgressives 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



None. 



Sphagnum sp. is abundant ground cover over much 

 of area. 



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