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CEGL006078 Chamaecyparis thyoides - Acer rubrum - Magnolia virginiana Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Atlantic White-cedar - Red Maple - Sweetbay Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Atlantic White-cedar - Red Maple Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a mixed Atlantic white-cedar - red maple swamp of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. In addition to Chamaecyparis thyoides and Acer rubrum, other canopy associates include Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus taeda, and Fraxinus profunda. Ilex opaca occasionally occurs in the subcanopy. The shrub layer is characterized by Vaccinium corymbosum or Vaccinium formosum, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex glabra, Gaylussacia frondosa, Rhododendron viscosum, Persea palustris, Smilax rotundifolia, and Smilax laurifolia. The herbaceous layer may have sparse to moderate cover and includes species such as Osmunda cinnamomea, Mitchella repens, Woodwardia virginica, Sarracenia purpurea, Triadenum virginicum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex collinsii, and Carex folliculata. In canopy openings, Peltandra virginica, Orontium aquaticum, and Iris versicolor may also occur. Sphagnum mosses form a moderately dense to dense bryophyte layer; species include Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum recurvum, and Sphagnum fallax.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In addition to Chamaecyparis thyoides and Acer rubrum, other canopy associates include Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus taeda, and Fraxinus profunda. Ilex opaca occasionally occurs in the subcanopy. The shrub layer is characterized by Vaccinium corymbosum or Vaccinium formosum, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex glabra, Gaylussacia frondosa, Rhododendron viscosum, Persea palustris, Smilax rotundifolia, and Smilax laurifolia. The herbaceous layer may have sparse to moderate cover and includes species such as Osmunda cinnamomea, Mitchella repens, Woodwardia virginica, Sarracenia purpurea, Triadenum virginicum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex collinsii, and Carex folliculata. In canopy openings, Peltandra virginica, Orontium aquaticum, and Iris versicolor may also occur. Sphagnum mosses form a moderately dense to dense bryophyte layer; species include Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum recurvum, and Sphagnum fallax.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, MD, NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.b Atlantic White-cedar - Pitch Pine Swamp Group | G039 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Alliance | A3415 Atlantic White-cedar Mid-Atlantic Streamside Swamp Forest Alliance | A3415 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL006078 Atlantic White-cedar - Red Maple - Sweetbay Swamp Forest | CEGL006078 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Atlantic White Cedar - Red Maple Swamp (CAN) (Windisch 2014a)
< B2 - Chamaecyparis thyoides (Olsson 1979)
< B2 - Chamaecyparis thyoides (Olsson 1979)
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