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CEGL007473 Magnolia virginiana - Nyssa biflora - Magnolia grandiflora / Ilex coriacea / Solidago patula var. strictula Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sweetbay - Swamp Tupelo - Southern Magnolia / Large Gallberry / Bayhead Goldenrod Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Western Bayhead
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This plant association comprises small ravine-bottom seepage-fed bayheads of the western part of the East Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy is dominated by Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Magnolia grandiflora, and Liriodendron tulipifera. The shrub stratum is dominated by Ilex coriacea and Viburnum nudum var. nudum, and also contains Persea palustris, Illicium floridanum, Morella cerifera, Morella caroliniensis, Eubotrys racemosa, Lyonia lucida, and Itea virginica. Principal herbs are Solidago patula var. strictula, Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda cinnamomea, Viola x primulifolia, and Carex leptalea. Other herbs may include Carex lurida and Peltandra sagittifolia. Sphagnum sp. may be abundant.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The concept of this community may need broadening when additional information is available.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Examples of this community are dominated by Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Magnolia grandiflora, and Liriodendron tulipifera. The shrub stratum is dominated by Ilex coriacea and Viburnum nudum var. nudum, and also contains Persea palustris, Illicium floridanum, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa), Lyonia lucida, and Itea virginica. Principal herbs are Solidago patula var. strictula (= Solidago salicina), Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda cinnamomea, Viola x primulifolia, and Carex leptalea. Other herbs may include Carex lurida and Peltandra sagittifolia. Sphagnum sp. may be abundant.
Dynamics: These sites flood only very rarely, and surface water lasts for only a few hours.
Environmental Description: This community is found in small ravine bottoms in the outer Coastal Plain of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, where seepage flow from adjacent uplands is concentrated at the base of gentle slopes. These sites flood only very rarely, and surface water lasts for only a few hours.
Geographic Range: This plant association is found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States, from Alabama to Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, LA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683170
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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 | CEGL007473 Sweetbay - Swamp Tupelo - Southern Magnolia / Large Gallberry / Bayhead Goldenrod Swamp Forest | CEGL007473 | 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: < IIA2a. Bay Forest (Allard 1990)
- 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.
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.