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Dominant Plants of Seeps in North Carolina. Ryan Harrelson. Red Maple. Found in all regions of NC. It commonly grows under the more extreme soil-moisture conditions either very wet or quite dry. . Sweetgum. Found in the piedmont region of NC
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Dominant Plants of Seeps in North Carolina Ryan Harrelson
Red Maple • Found in all regions of NC. • It commonly grows under the more extreme soil-moisture conditions either very wet or quite dry.
Sweetgum • Found in the piedmont region of NC • As is characteristic of most hardwood species, it grows best on the moist alluvial clay and loamy soils of river bottoms.
Green ash • Found in the piedmont region of NC • It is common on land subject to flooding and can remain healthy when flooded for as long as 40 percent of the time during a growing season.
Willow oak • Found in the piedmont region of NC • Willow oak grows on a variety of alluvial soils and is found on ridges and high flats of major streams.
Pond pine • Found in the sandhills and inner coastal plain. • Pond pine is most frequently found on poorly drained lands, and can grow on land that is not continuously waterlogged.