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CEGL007556 Pinus elliottii - Magnolia virginiana - Taxodium ascendens - Nyssa biflora / Polygala cymosa Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Slash Pine - Sweetbay - Pond-cypress - Swamp Tupelo / Tall Pinebarren Milkwort Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Slash Pine Bayhead Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This bayhead community of the East Gulf Coastal Plain has a closed canopy (or nearly so) of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, Magnolia virginiana, Taxodium ascendens, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus laurifolia, and Quercus nigra. Understory trees, shrubs, and vines include Aronia arbutifolia, Arundinaria tecta, Cyrilla racemiflora, Gaylussacia mosieri, Gelsemium rankinii, Hypericum galioides, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Ilex opaca, Itea virginica, Lyonia lucida, Morella cerifera, Morella caroliniensis, Persea palustris, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Viburnum nudum var. nudum. Typical herbaceous species include Polygala cymosa, Carex glaucescens, Eriocaulon compressum, Viola x primulifolia, Woodwardia areolata, and Xyris fimbriata. Sphagnum spp. are abundant. This community grades to slightly less wet sites with greater fire frequency, which have a related community, ~Pinus elliottii - Taxodium ascendens / Polygala cymosa - Rhynchospora spp. Woodland (CEGL004556)$$.
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: This bayhead community of the East Gulf Coastal Plain has a closed canopy (or nearly so) of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, Magnolia virginiana, Taxodium ascendens, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus laurifolia, and Quercus nigra. Understory trees, shrubs, and vines include Aronia arbutifolia, Arundinaria tecta (= Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta), Clethra alnifolia, Cyrilla racemiflora, Cliftonia monophylla, Gaylussacia mosieri, Gelsemium rankinii, Hypericum galioides, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Ilex opaca, Itea virginica, Lyonia lucida, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Persea palustris, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Viburnum nudum var. nudum. Smilax laurifolia is a common vine. Typical herbaceous species include Polygala cymosa, Carex glaucescens, Eriocaulon compressum, Viola x primulifolia, Woodwardia areolata, and Xyris fimbriata. Sphagnum spp. are abundant.
Dynamics: This association is subject to heavy flooding following hurricanes.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is known from the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. It may occur in Alabama as well.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL, LA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684401
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.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.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A0378 <i>Magnolia virginiana - Nyssa biflora - Quercus laurifolia</i> Southeast Swamp Forest Alliance | A0378 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL007556 Slash Pine - Sweetbay - Pond-cypress - Swamp Tupelo / Tall Pinebarren Milkwort Swamp Forest | CEGL007556 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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]
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- 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.