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CEGL008561 Nyssa aquatica Tidal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Water Tupelo Tidal Forest
Colloquial Name: Northern Gulf Tidal Water Tupelo Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Tidal swamp forests of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and probably the Florida Peninsula and South Atlantic Coastal Plain ecoregions. Examples of this association are dominated by Nyssa aquatica and are influenced by tidal and seasonal alluvial flooding. The habitat stays saturated to flooded throughout the year. Characteristic canopy trees are Nyssa aquatica, Taxodium distichum, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Fraxinus profunda, and to a lesser extent Liquidambar styraciflua and Nyssa biflora. Subcanopy trees include the same species as mentioned for the canopy, along with Fraxinus caroliniana. Common shrubs include Itea virginica, Sabal minor, Ilex verticillata, Fraxinus caroliniana, and Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis. Herbaceous species include Phanopyrum gymnocarpon, Crinum americanum, Peltandra virginica, Saururus cernuus, Justicia ovata, Hydrocotyle spp., Dulichium arundinaceum, Orontium aquaticum, Onoclea sensibilis, and Leersia lenticularis. Woody vines include Smilax walteri, Smilax laurifolia, Berchemia scandens, Gelsemium rankinii, and Clematis virginiana. Epiphytes include Tillandsia usneoides, along with Tillandsia recurvata and Tillandsia bartramii in examples of Tidal Water Tupelo Swamp Forest in the Florida Peninsula and southeastern Georgia.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic canopy trees are Nyssa aquatica, Taxodium distichum, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Fraxinus profunda, and to a lesser extent Liquidambar styraciflua and Nyssa biflora. Subcanopy trees include the same species as mentioned for the canopy, as well as Fraxinus caroliniana. Common shrubs include Itea virginica, Sabal minor, Ilex verticillata, Fraxinus caroliniana, and Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis. Herbaceous species include Phanopyrum gymnocarpon, Crinum americanum, Peltandra virginica, Saururus cernuus, Justicia ovata, Hydrocotyle spp., Dulichium arundinaceum, Orontium aquaticum, Onoclea sensibilis, and Leersia lenticularis. Woody vines include Smilax walteri, Smilax laurifolia, Berchemia scandens, Gelsemium rankinii, and Clematis virginiana. Epiphytes include Tillandsia usneoides, along with Tillandsia recurvata and Tillandsia bartramii in examples of Tidal Water Tupelo Swamp Forest in the Florida Peninsula and southeastern Georgia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These tidal swamp forests are found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain and probably the Florida Peninsula and South Atlantic Coastal Plain ecoregions. Examples of this association are dominated by Nyssa aquatica and are influenced by tidal flooding and by seasonal alluvial flooding. The habitat stays saturated to flooded throughout the year.
Geographic Range: These tidal swamp forests are found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain and probably the Florida Peninsula and South Atlantic Coastal Plain ecoregions of the southeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683672
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.c Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo Floodplain Forest Group | G033 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A3595 Bald-cypress - Swamp Tupelo Tidal Swamp Forest Alliance | A3595 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL008561 Water Tupelo Tidal Forest | CEGL008561 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Water Tupelo - Swamp Tupelo: 103 (Eyre 1980)
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 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]
- Schotz, Al. Personal communication. Community Ecologist. Alabama Natural Heritage Program. Montgomery, AL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.