Natural Characteristics Summary 

 24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 5 



Community type: Quercus michauxii-Q. falcata var. pagadaefolia/ 

 Carpinus carolinianus/mixed herbs 



Community cover type: Quercus michauxii-Q. falcata var. pagodaefolia 



General habitat feature: Hardwood Flat 

 Average canopy height: 70-80 feet 

 Estimated age of canopy trees: Unknown 

 Canopy cover: Closed 



Estimated size of community: 150 acres 

 Successional stage: Near-climax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Pinus taeda, Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera 



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

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Euonymus americanus, Callicarpa americana, transgressives of 

 canopy spp. 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Polystichum acrosticoides , Osmunda cinnamomea, Arundinaria 

 gigantea, Woodwardia areolata, Thelypteris novaboracensis , 

 Athyrium asplenioides, Pteridium aquilinum, Sabal minor 



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