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CEGL007470 Quercus hemisphaerica - Tilia americana var. caroliniana - Magnolia grandiflora / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Darlington Oak - Carolina Basswood - Southern Magnolia / Red Buckeye - Yaupon Forest
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coast Southern Calcareous Fringe Hardwood Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is a mid-Atlantic near-coastal forest that occurs on the North Carolina and South Carolina mainland on dry-mesic to mesic soils with a substantial shell component. The canopy is a diverse mix of maritime and calciphilic species, with Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus virginiana, Carya glabra, Quercus falcata, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Magnolia grandiflora, Sabal palmetto, Ulmus rubra, and/or Liriodendron tulipifera dominant or abundant. Subcanopy species include Persea palustris, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Nyssa sylvatica, Acer floridanum, and Cornus florida. Frequent shrubs include Ilex vomitoria, Morella cerifera, Sabal minor, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, and Callicarpa americana. Woody vines are abundant and diverse. Common herbs include Mitchella repens, Polystichum acrostichoides, Scleria triglomerata, Dichanthelium boscii, and Galium spp. Similar sites may occur south of North Carolina and northern South Carolina, but are probably not common. Additional information will be added from North Carolina Vegetation Survey plot data. Further information from South Carolina is needed to determine the extent and classification of this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is distinguished from the closely related ~Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest (CEGL007282)$$ by the presence of more southerly flora, such as Magnolia grandiflora and Sabal palmetto. Plot data have been collected by the North Carolina Vegetation Survey.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is a diverse mix of maritime and calciphilic species, with Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus virginiana, Carya glabra, Quercus falcata, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Magnolia grandiflora, Sabal palmetto, Ulmus rubra, and/or Liriodendron tulipifera dominant or abundant. Subcanopy species include Persea palustris, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Nyssa sylvatica, Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), and Cornus florida. Frequent shrubs include Ilex vomitoria, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Sabal minor, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, and Callicarpa americana. Woody vines are abundant and diverse. Common herbs include Mitchella repens, Polystichum acrostichoides, Scleria triglomerata, Dichanthelium boscii, and Galium spp.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is a mid-Atlantic near-coastal forest that occurs on the North Carolina and South Carolina mainland on dry-mesic to mesic soils with a substantial shell component.
Geographic Range: This community is known from near-coastal areas of North Carolina and South Carolina. Similar sites may occur south of North Carolina and northern South Carolina, but are probably not common.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684381
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.a Live Oak - Pignut Hickory - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Forest Group | G798 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A0372 Darlington Oak - Pignut Hickory - Southern Magnolia Forest Alliance | A0372 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007470 Darlington Oak - Carolina Basswood - Southern Magnolia / Red Buckeye - Yaupon Forest | CEGL007470 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Calcareous Coastal Fringe Forest (Schafale 1994)
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Schafale, M. P. 1994. Inventory of longleaf pine natural communities. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 230 pp.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Schafale, Mike P. Personal communication. Ecologist, North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.