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CEGL004653 Taxodium distichum / Cephalanthus occidentalis / Juncus repens Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bald-cypress / Common Buttonbush / Lesser Creeping Rush Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Lake Drummond Pondshore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on the sandy and peaty, seasonally flooded shores of Lake Drummond (Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge) and Outer Coastal Plain vernal ponds in Virginia. Taxodium distichum forms an open canopy (averaging about 50% cover). The shrub stratum is dominated by Cephalanthus occidentalis and seedlings of Taxodium distichum, with Clethra alnifolia, Eubotrys racemosa, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Acer rubrum also present. Herbaceous species typical of forested swamps, such as Triadenum walteri, Bidens discoidea, and Cuscuta compacta, occupy the peaty bases of trees and shrubs. Larger areas of exposed sand support Juncus repens, Eleocharis quadrangulata, Panicum verrucosum, Fuirena pumila, Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis, Cyperus odoratus, Fimbristylis autumnalis, Lindernia dubia, Echinochloa muricata, and Panicum dichotomiflorum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association was originally described from Lake Drummond, Virginia, at Great Dismal Swamp NWR and has since been found at other seasonally flooded basin ponds of the Outer Coastal Plain of Virginia (G.P. Fleming pers. comm. 2005). It is related to ~Taxodium distichum - Taxodium ascendens / Panicum hemitomon Swamp Woodland (CEGL004466)$$ which is found along the shorelines of blackwater lakes in North Carolina. Merger of these types was considered in January 2005 and decided against because of the following perceived floristic differences. Taxodium ascendens does not occur in Virginia, and Panicum hemitomon and Cyrilla racemiflora do not occur in pond or lakeshore habitats there (G.P. Fleming pers. comm. 2004). Though the Taxodium species is ambiguous and the tree base herbs are similar, CEGL004466 does not have Cephalanthus occidentalis, and Panicum hemitomon and Cyrilla racemiflora are pretty important components of it.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Taxodium distichum forms an open canopy (averaging about 50% cover). The shrub stratum is dominated by Cephalanthus occidentalis and seedlings of Taxodium distichum, with Clethra alnifolia, Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa), Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Acer rubrum also present. Herbaceous species typical of forested swamps, such as Triadenum walteri, Bidens discoidea, and Cuscuta compacta, occupy the peaty bases of trees and shrubs. Larger areas of exposed sand support Juncus repens, Eleocharis quadrangulata, Panicum verrucosum, Fuirena pumila, Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis, Cyperus odoratus, Fimbristylis autumnalis, Lindernia dubia, Echinochloa muricata, and Panicum dichotomiflorum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on the sandy and peaty, seasonally flooded shores of Lake Drummond (Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge) and Outer Coastal Plain vernal ponds in Virginia.
Geographic Range: This community occurs on the sandy and peaty, seasonally flooded shores of Outer Coastal Plain basin ponds of Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684586
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.1 Pond-cypress - Slash Pine Swamp Macrogroup | M161 | 1.B.3.Nb.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a Pond-cypress / Holly species Basin Swamp Group | G036 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A0652 Bald-cypress - Pond-cypress / Maidencane Lakeshore Swamp Forest Alliance | A0652 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004653 Bald-cypress / Common Buttonbush / Lesser Creeping Rush Swamp Woodland | CEGL004653 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Taxodium distichum / Cephalanthus occidentalis / Juncus repens Seasonally Flooded Woodland (Fleming and Moorhead 1998)
< Baldcypress: 101 (Eyre 1980)
< Baldcypress: 101 (Eyre 1980)
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- Fleming, G. P., K. D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2017. The natural communities of Virginia: A classification of ecological community groups and community types. Third approximation. Version 3.0. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-communities/]
- Fleming, G. P., and K. D. Patterson. 2003. Preliminary vegetation classification for the National Capitol Region parks. Regional (VA-WVA-MD-DC) analysis prepared for NatureServe and USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, March 2003. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- Fleming, G. P., and K. D. Patterson. 2011b. Analysis of Coastal Plain / Outer Piedmont bottomlands and non-alluvial wetlands in Virginia, 400 plots. In-house analysis, January 2011. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- Fleming, G. P., and W. H. Moorhead, III. 1998. Comparative wetlands ecology study of the Great Dismal Swamp, Northwest River, and North Landing River in Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report 98-9. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. Unpublished report submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 181 pp. plus appendices.
- Fleming, Gary P. Personal communication. Ecologist, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.