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CEGL007166 Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola / Morella cerifera / Kosteletzkya virginica - Bacopa monnieri Tidal Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Southern Red-cedar / Wax-myrtle / Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow - Herb-of-Grace Tidal Woodland
Colloquial Name: Tidal Southern Red-cedar Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This infrequently flooded brackish (oligohaline) woodland occurs along tidal creeks about 25-35 km by river distance from the ocean. This distinctive community was first described from coastal North Carolina, but it is also known from coastal Georgia. It is not documented from South Carolina, but would be expected there. The canopy density is variable, but averages open (from 10-80% closure), and 4-10 m tall, strongly dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, with widely scattered emergent Pinus taeda, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Ulmus americana, and Persea palustris. The shrub layer is open to fairly dense, dominated by Morella cerifera, with less frequent Persea palustris and Baccharis halimifolia. Mucky openings are dominated by Kosteletzkya virginica, Bacopa monnieri, Pluchea rosea, Samolus sp., Eleocharis spp., and Cyperus spp. Other characteristic species include Hydrocotyle sp., Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Typha angustifolia, Lythrum lineare, Solidago sempervirens var. mexicana, Toxicodendron radicans, Bolboschoenus robustus, and others. This community occurs in areas of up to 40 hectares, and grades to marshes and uplands.
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: The canopy density is variable, but averages open (from 10-80% closure), and 4-10 m tall, strongly dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, with widely scattered emergent Pinus taeda, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Ulmus americana, and Persea palustris. The shrub layer is open to fairly dense, dominated by Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), with less frequent Persea palustris and Baccharis halimifolia. Mucky openings are dominated by Kosteletzkya virginica, Bacopa monnieri, Pluchea rosea, Samolus sp., Eleocharis spp., and Cyperus spp. Other characteristic species include Hydrocotyle sp., Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Typha angustifolia, Lythrum lineare, Solidago sempervirens var. mexicana, Toxicodendron radicans, Bolboschoenus robustus (= Scirpus robustus), and others. This community occurs in areas of up to 40 hectares, and grades to marshes and uplands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This infrequently flooded brackish (oligohaline) woodland occurs along tidal creeks about 25-35 km by river distance from the ocean.
Geographic Range: This distinctive community was first described from coastal North Carolina, but it is also known from coastal Georgia (Little Saint Simons Island and the adjacent mainland). It is not documented from South Carolina, but would be expected there.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, NC, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684467
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1?
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.b Green Ash - American Elm - Black Willow Floodplain Forest Group | G759 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A3705 Green Ash - Red Maple - Southern Red-cedar Tidal Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3705 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL007166 Southern Red-cedar / Wax-myrtle / Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow - Herb-of-Grace Tidal Woodland | CEGL007166 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.