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CEGL007350 Nyssa biflora - Quercus nigra - Quercus laurifolia - Pinus taeda / Carpinus caroliniana Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Tupelo - Water Oak - Laurel Oak - Loblolly Pine / American Hornbeam Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: Swamp Tupelo - Mixed Hardwood Small Stream Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These forests occur in small stream floodplains in the Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont of the southeastern United States, from North Carolina south to Florida, with vegetation of mixed hydrological tolerances, due to fluvial landforms too small and hydrologic regime too variable to differentiate separate associated communities. The canopy of stands always includes substantial Nyssa biflora or Taxodium distichum along with substantial bottomland oaks (e.g., Quercus nigra, Quercus laurifolia) and other bottomland hardwoods, along with Pinus taeda. Typical subcanopy components include Ilex opaca and Carpinus caroliniana. The shrub stratum typically includes Leucothoe axillaris and Cyrilla racemiflora.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The most closely related vegetation in Virginia is treated as ~Nyssa biflora - (Taxodium distichum) / Clethra alnifolia - Viburnum nudum / Woodwardia areolata Floodplain Forest (CEGL007054)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands always includes substantial Nyssa biflora or Taxodium distichum along with substantial bottomland oaks (e.g., Quercus nigra, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus pagoda, Quercus lyrata) and other bottomland hardwoods, along with Pinus taeda, or Pinus glabra within its range. Typical subcanopy components include Acer rubrum, Ilex opaca, and Carpinus caroliniana. Woody vines include Vitis rotundifolia, Bignonia capreolata, and Smilax bona-nox. The shrub stratum typically includes Symplocos tinctoria, Ilex decidua, Leucothoe axillaris, and Cyrilla racemiflora. Some herbs from a stand in the Apalachicola National Forest (Florida) include Chasmanthium laxum, Amorpha fruticosa, Aristolochia serpentaria, Botrychium biternatum, Clematis virginiana, Rhynchospora sp., and Lygodium japonicum (exotic).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These forests occur in small stream floodplains in the Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont with forest vegetation of mixed hydrological tolerances, due to fluvial landforms too small and hydrologic regime too variable to differentiate separate associated communities.
Geographic Range: These forests occur in the Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont of the southeastern United States, from North Carolina south to Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A3628 Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Coastal Plain Riparian Forest Alliance | A3628 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL007350 Swamp Tupelo - Water Oak - Laurel Oak - Loblolly Pine / American Hornbeam Riparian Forest | CEGL007350 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp (Schafale 2012)
< IIA5b. Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp Forest (Allard 1990)
< IIA5b. Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp Forest (Allard 1990)
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- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- 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.
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- Schafale, Mike P. Personal communication. Ecologist, North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
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