Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 4 



Community type: Pinus serotina/Acer rubrum-Persea borbonia/mixed shrubs 

 Community cover type: Pinus serotina 



General habitat feature: palustrine wetland 



Average canopy height: 60-75 feet 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 50-75 years 



Canopy cover: Open 



Estimated size of community: 5000 acres 



Successional stage: near climax to climax (probably pyroclimax) 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



None 



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

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora Ilex glabra 

 Lyonia lucida 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Arundinaria gigantea (locally dominant) 



Vines: Smilax laurifolia 



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