Natural Characteristics Summary 



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



Community type: Taxodlum distichum / Nyssa aquatica . 



Community cover type: Taxodlum distichum . 



General habitat feature: Fluvial/estuarine freshwater 



peat swamp . 



Average canopy height : 80 ft. 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 200-300 yrs old. 



Canopy cover: Sparse. 



Estimated size of community: Perhaps 500 acres in widely 

 scattered remnant strips and patches. 



Successional stage: Climax. 

 Sere type: Hydrosere. 



Common canopy species in community cover or community 



type (but not dominant): 



Pinus taeda 



Nyssa sylvatica biflora 



Common sub-canopy or shrub stratum species in community 



cover or community type (but not dominant ) : 



Fraxinus caroliniana Alnus serrulata Hypericum walteri 



Acer rubrum Rosa palustris 



Cyrilla racemiflora Myrica cerifera 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or 



community type (but not dominant): 



Nuphar luteum Osmunda regalis 



Carex stricta 

 Zizanlopsis miliacea 



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