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CEGL004737 Quercus laurifolia - Quercus lyrata / Carpinus caroliniana - Persea palustris / Vaccinium elliottii Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Laurel Oak - Overcup Oak / American Hornbeam - Swamp Bay / Elliott''s Blueberry Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater River Terrace & Ridge Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community type covers forests of low blackwater bottomland river terraces and ridges, in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Carolinas. This type may have a somewhat longer hydroperiod than other types in this or other temporarily flooded alliances, but it is not seasonally flooded. It is distinguished from some related types by lacking a significant component of levee species. The canopy is dominated by Quercus laurifolia and Quercus lyrata. The subcanopy characteristically contains Carpinus caroliniana and Persea palustris. One prominent shrub is Vaccinium elliottii. Additional floristic information is needed. Stands of this community have a significant component of Quercus lyrata and generally lack a significant component of Pinus taeda.
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: The canopy of this association is dominated by Quercus laurifolia and Quercus lyrata. The subcanopy characteristically contains Carpinus caroliniana and Persea palustris. One prominent shrub is Vaccinium elliottii. Additional floristic information is needed. Stands of this community have a significant component of Quercus lyrata and generally lack a significant component of Pinus taeda.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on low blackwater bottomland river terraces and ridges, in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Carolinas. This type may have a somewhat longer hydroperiod than other types in this or other temporarily flooded alliances, but it is not seasonally flooded.
Geographic Range: This community type is apparently restricted to the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Carolinas. It does not range into Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683664
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A3628 Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Coastal Plain Riparian Forest Alliance | A3628 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL004737 Laurel Oak - Overcup Oak / American Hornbeam - Swamp Bay / Elliott''s Blueberry Riparian Forest | CEGL004737 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Blackwater Bottomland Hardwoods (Low Subtype) (Schafale 2012)
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