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CEGL007560 Pinus taeda - Nyssa biflora - Liquidambar styraciflua / Lyonia lucida Ruderal Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine - Swamp Tupelo - Sweetgum / Shining Fetterbush Ruderal Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Wet Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: At Fort Benning, Georgia, vegetation attributed to this concept contains Pinus taeda, Nyssa biflora, Liquidambar styraciflua, with evergreen shrubs (e.g., Lyonia lucida) along with ferns and Sphagnum mosses. Acer rubrum may increase with disturbance. This vegetation may represent successional phases of saturated swamps or seepage forests. Some sites show evidence of past disturbance or hydrologic manipulation.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Element CEGL007560 moved from Seasonally Flooded (Weakley et al. 1996) to saturated ca. 1997.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation attributed to this concept at Fort Benning, Georgia, apparently contains Pinus taeda, Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Liquidambar styraciflua, with evergreen shrubs (e.g., Lyonia lucida, Ilex coriacea) along with ferns and Sphagnum mosses. At Fort Benning, plots assigned to this type contain Pinus taeda, Magnolia virginiana, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Nyssa biflora, and Liquidambar styraciflua in the canopy; Magnolia virginiana, Ilex coriacea, Nyssa biflora, and Persea palustris in the subcanopy; Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Ilex opaca, Itea virginica, Lyonia lucida, Clethra alnifolia, Morella caroliniensis, Viburnum nudum, and smaller individuals of canopy/subcanopy species in the shrub layers; and the ferns and herbs Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia areolata, Woodwardia virginica, Chasmanthium laxum, Rhexia mariana, Carex glaucescens, Platanthera ciliaris, Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea, Rhynchospora chalarocephala, Fuirena squarrosa, and Eleocharis tuberculosa. Woody vines may include Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax walteri, and Smilax laurifolia. Quercus nigra is an important canopy component of this vegetation in Mississippi (R. Wieland pers. comm.). The exotic Ligustrum sinense may invade some stands of this type.
Dynamics: Some sites show evidence of past disturbance or hydrologic manipulation.
Environmental Description: This vegetation may represent post-disturbance, successional phases of saturated swamps or seepage forests. Some sites show evidence of past disturbance or hydrologic manipulation.
Geographic Range: This presumably successional vegetation is documented from Georgia and could occur in the Atlantic and East Gulf coastal plains from South Carolina to Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, GA, LA?, MS, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683407
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Red Maple - Tuliptree - Sugarberry Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M310 | 1.B.3.Nb.90 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a Red Maple - Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Group | G553 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A3345 Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Alliance | A3345 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Association | CEGL007560 Loblolly Pine - Swamp Tupelo - Sweetgum / Shining Fetterbush Ruderal Wet Forest | CEGL007560 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
Concept Lineage: Elevated from Placeholder to Standard. CEGL004119 became the placeholder instead, but was later archived.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.