Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT-E. 



Community type: Fagus grandifolia . 



Community cover types Fagus grandifolla . 



General habitat feature: Beech slope. 



Average canopy height: 70-80 ft. 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 70-90 yrs. 



Canopy cover: Closed. 



Estimated size of community: 500 a total as long, narrow 

 strips several miles long, on slopes bordering north and south sides 

 SL'tiihTh'j^Bl^^M^'k^ ^""^ Lassiter Swamp. 



Topoedaphic climax. 

 Sere type: Pelopsammosere. 



Common canopy species in community cover or community 



type (but not dominant): 



Quercus alba 

 Pinus taeda 



Common sub-canopy or shrub stratum species in community 



cover or community type (but not dominant ) : 



Oxydendron arboreum 



Ilex opaca 



Symplocos tinctoria - 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or 



community type (but not dominant): 



Hexastylis virginica 

 Euonymus americana 

 Mitchella repens 

 Tipularia discolor 

 Epifagus virginiana 



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