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CEGL004424 Taxodium distichum - Liquidambar styraciflua - Platanus occidentalis / Asimina triloba Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bald-cypress - Sweetgum - American Sycamore / Pawpaw Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Blackwater Lake Shoreline Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association covers deciduous forests on mineral soils on the edge of blackwater lakes in the Tidewater region of northeastern North Carolina. Taxodium distichum dominates the canopy of stands, with a variable admixture of hardwoods, including Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus michauxii, and Quercus pagoda. The dominant understory species is Asimina triloba. The hydrology is seasonally flooded, with occasional flooding events throughout the season caused by high rainfall and lake wind events.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The only known site is Lake Pettigrew State Park, North Carolina (M. Schafale pers. comm.). A marginally developed example is present at Pungo Lake in Pocosin Lakes NWR (M. Schafale pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Taxodium distichum dominates the canopy of stands, with a variable admixture of hardwoods, including Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus michauxii, and Quercus pagoda. The dominant understory species is Asimina triloba.
Dynamics: Occasional flooding events throughout the season are caused by high rainfall and lake wind events.
Environmental Description: This association covers deciduous forests on mineral soils on the edge of blackwater lakes in the Tidewater region of northeastern North Carolina. The hydrology is seasonally flooded, with occasional flooding events throughout the season caused by high rainfall and lake wind events.
Geographic Range: This community appears to be endemic to the Tidewater region of northeastern North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684595
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 | CEGL004424 Bald-cypress - Sweetgum - American Sycamore / Pawpaw Swamp Forest | CEGL004424 | 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: < Natural Lake Shoreline (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
- 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.