Groundcover Restoration in Forests of the Southeastern United States

Chapter 8Plant Species of the Forest Communitiesof the Southeastern U.S.Plant species found in forests of the SoutheasternUnited States, listed alphabetically within eachcommunity type. Abbreviations for vegetative layer:O = overstory; U = understory. Sources include: Collins etal. 1964, Thieret 1970, Quarterman et al. 1972, Clewell etal. 1982, Walker and Peet 1983, Abrahamson et al. 1984,Salter and Dial 1984, Gilliam and Christensen 1986, Myersand White 1987, White 1987, Helm et al. 1991, Mack 1992,Herring and Judd 1995, Harker et al. 1999, Rogers andProvencher 1999, Van Kley 1999, Bledsoe and Shear 2000,Kush and Meldahl 2000, Institute for Regional Conservation2009.TABLE 1. Plant species found in Bayhead communities.Genus Species LayerAcer rubrum OAcoelorraphe wrightii UAcrostichum danaeifolium UApteria aphylla UAster carolinianus UBidens mitis UBlechnum serrulatum UBoehmeria cylindrica UBucida spinosa UCampyloneurum phyllitidis UCatopsis berteroniana UCephalanthus occidentalis UChrysobalanus icaco UCladium jamaicense UCyperus odoratus UDrosera capillaris UEncyclia tampensis UFicus aurea OFraxinus caroliniana OGelsemium sempervirens UGordonia lasianthus O , UIlex cassine UIpomoea alba UIpomoea indica var. acuminata UJacquemontia pentanthos ULudwigia alata ULudwigia octovalvis ULudwigia pilosa UMagnolia virginiana O , UMalaxis spicata UGenus Species LayerMelothria pendula UMikania cordifolia UMikania scand ens UMyrcianthes fragrans OMyrica cerifera UNephrolepis exaltata UOsmunda cinnamomea UOsmunda regalis var. spectabilis UPanicum hemitomon UParthenocissus quinquefolia UPassiflora pallens UPeltandra virginica UPersea borbonia OPersea palustris O , UPhlebodium aureum UPinus elliotii O , UPleopeltispolypodioides var.michauxianaUPontederia cordata UPsilotum nudum UPsychotria nervosa UQuercus laurifolia ORapanea punctata URhizophora mangle OSabal palmetto OSagittaria lancifolia USalix caroliniana USambucus canadensis USapindus saponaria USarcostemma clausum U| 65 |