Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 6 



Community type: Mixed hydric hardwoods/mixed tall shrubs/ 

 Leucothoe axillaris/mixed ferns 



Community cover type: Mixed hydric hardwoods 



General habitat feature: Hardwood Flat 



Average canopy height: 50 feet 



Estimated age of canopy trees: Unknown 



Canopy cover : Closed 



Estimated size of community: +500 acres 



Successional stage: transitional to young climax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Platanus occidentalis, Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, 

 Quercus laurifolia, Liquidambar styraciflua 



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

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Persea borbonia, Myrica cerifera, Carpinus caroliniana 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Saururus cernuus, Woodwardia areolata, Woodwardia virginica, 

 Osmunda cinnamomea, Sabal minor 



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