Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: Taxodium ascendens dominates the canopy with Pinus serotina, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum, and Pinus palustris occurring infrequently. Occasionally a shrub layer of Lyonia lucida, Persea palustris, Magnolia virginiana, Cyrilla racemiflora, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex spp. (Ilex cassine, Ilex glabra, Ilex myrtifolia), and/or Smilax spp. (Smilax laurifolia, Smilax walteri) will be found in sites where fire activity has been inhibited. More commonly Hypericum fasciculatum will occur as a low shrub under frequent burn regimes. Aristida palustris, Andropogon spp. (Andropogon capillipes, Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon virginicus), and Panicum rigidulum var. combsii dominate with Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum, Panicum verrucosum, Scleria muehlenbergii, Paspalum praecox, and Rhynchospora careyana. Common forbs include Centella erecta, Iris tridentata, Eriocaulon spp. (Eriocaulon compressum, Eriocaulon decangulare), and Rhexia aristosa.

Dynamics:  This association requires a burn regime of less than five years (possibly less than three) to maintain itself over time. Natural fluctuations in burn frequency and intensity and annual precipitation result in corresponding fluctuations in plant composition from year to year. Anthropogenic alteration of a depression''s hydrology may upset this natural periodicity and result in a shift in vegetation type.