Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT-A 



Community type: Taxodium distichum (emergent) / Nyssa aquatica 

 Acer rubrum-Fraxinus car oliniana / Acer & Fraxinus transgressives/ 

 Community cover type: Taxodium distichum Saururus cernuus 



General habitat feature: Fluvial swamp. 



Average canopy height: Emergent cypress: 120 ft + 



Nyssa aquatica : 80-90 ft 



Estimated age of canopy trees: Emergent cypress: 300-500 yrs 



Nyssa aquatica : 80-120 yrs 



Canopy cover: Closed,. 



Estimated size of community: 60 a. 



Successional stage: Climax. 



Sere type: Pelosere. 



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 ) : 

 Itea virginica . 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or 

 community type (but not dominant): 



Unidentified aquatic moss in stream channel. 



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