Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: This natural lake shoreline community has an open (locally closed) to very sparse canopy of Taxodium ascendens and Taxodium distichum over a sparse to moderate tall-graminoid, emergent herb layer and low forb-graminoid emergent and aquatic herb layer. Taxodium ascendens and Taxodium distichum dominate the canopy layer. Panicum hemitomon and Cladium mariscoides are the dominant tall graminoids in the herb layer. Eleocharis olivacea, Sclerolepis uniflora, and Centella erecta are frequent patch dominants among the low herbs. Boltonia asteroides and Ludwigia sphaerocarpa are important, as well. In addition to the species listed above, other species found in this community at Lake Waccamaw include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Diospyros virginiana, Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Persea palustris, Alnus serrulata, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Cyrilla racemiflora, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Salix nigra, Smilax rotundifolia, Wisteria frutescens, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus (= Andropogon tenuispatheus), Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus, Bacopa caroliniana, Boltonia asteroides, Brasenia schreberi, Centella erecta (locally dominant), Cladium mariscoides (locally dominant), Dichanthelium erectifolium, Eleocharis olivacea (locally dominant), Eleocharis microcarpa, Epidendrum magnoliae (= Epidendrum conopseum), Eragrostis elliottii, Eragrostis refracta, Saccharum giganteum (= Erianthus giganteus), Erigeron vernus, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Eupatorium mohrii, Eupatorium semiserratum, Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia minor), Fuirena pumila, Habenaria repens, Hydrocotyle umbellata, Juncus abortivus, Juncus effusus var. solutus, Lachnanthes caroliana, Lobelia glandulosa, Ludwigia brevipes, Ludwigia sphaerocarpa (common), Luziola fluitans, Lycopodiella appressa, Lycopus rubellus (= Lycopus angustifolius), Mitreola petiolata, Myriophyllum sp., Nuphar sagittifolia (= Nuphar lutea ssp. sagittifolia), Nymphoides aquatica, Panicum hemitomon, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum, Panicum tenerum, Pluchea rosea, Pontederia cordata, Potamogeton pulcher, Rhexia cubensis, Rhynchospora chalarocephala, Rhynchospora corniculata, Rhynchospora elliottii, Rhynchospora nitens, Rhynchospora perplexa, Sacciolepis striata, Sagittaria graminea var. graminea, Sagittaria filiformis (= Sagittaria stagnorum), Sclerolepis uniflora (dominant), Spiranthes laciniata, Triadenum walteri, Utricularia gibba (= Utricularia biflora), Utricularia cornuta, Utricularia purpurea, Utricularia resupinata, Xyris fimbriata, Xyris smalliana, and Sphagnum sp. (R. LeBlond pers. comm.).

Dynamics:  No Data Available