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CEGL004434 Pinus serotina / Cyrilla racemiflora - Lyonia lucida - Vaccinium fuscatum Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond Pine / Swamp Titi - Shining Fetterbush - Black Highbush Blueberry Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Small Depression Pocosin
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These pocosins occur in small depressions in sandy upland landscapes, differing in floristic composition, use by animal species, and community dynamics (such as fire) from more expansive pocosins occurring in other landscapes. The open canopy is dominated by Pinus serotina. The shrub layer is characteristically dominated by Cyrilla racemiflora, Lyonia lucida, and Vaccinium fuscatum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples occur at Nemours Plantation (Beaufort County, South Carolina).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open canopy of this small depression pocosin is dominated by Pinus serotina. The shrub layer is characteristically dominated by Cyrilla racemiflora, Lyonia lucida, and Vaccinium fuscatum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These pocosins occur in small depressions in sandy upland landscapes of the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas.
Geographic Range: Small Depression Pocosins occur in the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684815
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.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 | A0581 Pond Pine Swamp Woodland Alliance | A0581 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004434 Pond Pine / Swamp Titi - Shining Fetterbush - Black Highbush Blueberry Swamp Woodland | CEGL004434 | 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: < Small Depression Pocosin (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
- 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.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.