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CEGL004720 Nyssa biflora / Ilex myrtifolia / Carex glaucescens - Eriocaulon compressum Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Tupelo / Myrtle Dahoon / Southern Waxy Sedge - Flattened Pipewort Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Swamp Tupelo Dome Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dome swamp community occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida and Alabama and the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of Florida and possibly Georgia. The canopy is strongly dominated by Nyssa biflora, often with scattered Taxodium ascendens, and sometimes low-canopy Ilex myrtifolia. The subcanopy is poorly developed and consists of Ilex myrtifolia and Cyrilla parvifolia. Magnolia virginiana and Persea palustris may be present. Shrubs are typically not present or, at least, not abundant, but may include Lyonia lucida, Clethra alnifolia, Hypericum chapmanii, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Smilax laurifolia, and Smilax walteri. The herbaceous layer includes Eriocaulon compressum, Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare, Carex glaucescens, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, Coreopsis nudata, Juncus repens, Sabatia bartramii, Rhynchospora spp., Rhexia spp., Xyris spp., Woodwardia virginica, and Erigeron vernus. Tillandsia bartramii can be an abundant epiphyte. This association occurs in small seasonally to semipermanently flooded depressions surrounded by Pinus palustris - Pinus elliottii var. elliottii flatwoods. Fire periodically burns into the Nyssa ponds.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Also see dome swamps with Pinus elliottii var. elliottii.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands is strongly dominated by Nyssa biflora, often with scattered Taxodium ascendens, and sometimes low canopy height Ilex myrtifolia. The subcanopy is poorly developed, and consists of Ilex myrtifolia and Cyrilla parvifolia. Magnolia virginiana and Persea palustris may be present. Shrubs are typically not present or, at least, not abundant, but may include Lyonia lucida, Clethra alnifolia, Hypericum chapmanii, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Smilax laurifolia, and Smilax walteri. The herbaceous layer includes Eriocaulon compressum, Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare, Carex glaucescens, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, Coreopsis nudata, Juncus repens, Sabatia bartramii, Rhynchospora spp., Rhexia spp., Xyris spp., Woodwardia virginica, and Erigeron vernus. Tillandsia bartramii can be an abundant epiphyte.
Dynamics: Fire periodically burns into the Nyssa ponds.
Environmental Description: This Nyssa biflora dome swamp community occurs as small, seasonally flooded depressions on poorly drained peaty or mucky soils, within an upland matrix of pine flatwoods along the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida and Alabama and the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of Florida and possibly Georgia.
Geographic Range: This dome swamp community occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida and Alabama and the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of Florida and possibly Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A0378 <i>Magnolia virginiana - Nyssa biflora - Quercus laurifolia</i> Southeast Swamp Forest Alliance | A0378 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004720 Swamp Tupelo / Myrtle Dahoon / Southern Waxy Sedge - Flattened Pipewort Swamp Forest | CEGL004720 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIA10b. Swamp Tupelo Pond Forest (Allard 1990)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.