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CEGL007845 Quercus alba - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) / Ilex opaca / Chasmanthium laxum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak) / American Holly / Slender Woodoats Forest
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Coastal Plain Oak Flatwoods Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs on slight upland rises in a very flat, wet landscape, in the Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern South Carolina and possibly eastern Georgia. The canopy is characterized by the presence of Quercus alba, Quercus nigra, and Quercus falcata. Other canopy trees include Quercus pagoda, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Carya glabra, Carya tomentosa, Fagus grandifolia, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy may include Fagus grandifolia, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Cornus florida, Persea palustris, Magnolia grandiflora, and (rarely) Ostrya virginiana. The shrub stratum includes Symplocos tinctoria, Ilex vomitoria, Vaccinium tenellum, and Leucothoe axillaris. The herb stratum is sparse and includes Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, Mitchella repens, Smilax pumila, and Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum.
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 canopy of this association is characterized by the presence of Quercus alba, Quercus nigra, and Quercus falcata. Other canopy trees include Quercus pagoda, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Carya glabra, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Fagus grandifolia, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy may include Fagus grandifolia, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Cornus florida, Persea palustris, Magnolia grandiflora, and (rarely) Ostrya virginiana. The shrub stratum includes Symplocos tinctoria, Ilex vomitoria, Vaccinium tenellum, and Leucothoe axillaris. The herb stratum is sparse and includes Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, Mitchella repens, Smilax pumila, and Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on slight upland rises in a very flat, wet landscape, in the Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern South Carolina and possibly eastern Georgia.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs on slight upland rises in a very flat, wet landscape, in the Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern South Carolina and possibly eastern Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA?, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684856
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A2059 American Beech - White Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A2059 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL007845 White Oak - (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak) / American Holly / Slender Woodoats Forest | CEGL007845 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.