Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 2 



Community type: Taxodium distichum/Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora- 

 mixed lowland conifers/Persea borbonia/Clethra alnifolia-Lyonia lucida 



Community cover type: Taxodium distichum 

 General habitat feature: palustrine swamp 

 Average canopy height: 75-90 feet 

 Estimated age of canopy trees: 75+ years 

 Canopy cover: open 

 Estimated size of community: 1000 

 Successional stage: Climax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Pinus taeda 



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

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Acer rubrum 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



None 



Sphagnum sp. is an abundant ground cover of much of the area. 



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