Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 4 



Community type: Quercus michauxii-mixed hydric hardwoods/mixed hardwoods 

 Community cover type: Quercus michauxii-mixed hydric hardwoods 



General habitat feature: Hardwood Flat 



Average canopy height: 60-70 feet 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 60+ years (one loblolly pine stump 



had 60 annual rings at ground level; 

 22 in. dia.) 



Canopy cover: Closed 



Estimated size of community: not determined 

 Successional stage: Near climax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, 

 Pinus taeda, Acer rubrum, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus falcata var. 

 pagodaefolia, Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora. 



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



community type (but not dominant) : 



Myrica cerifera, Euonymus americanus, Ilex opaca, Lyonia lucida, 

 Clethra alnifolia, Persea borbonia, transgressives of canopy spp. 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Arundinaria gigantea, Arisaema triphyllum, Osmunda regalis, 

 Osmunda cinnamomea, Boehmeria cylindrica 



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