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CEGL007548 Pinus taeda - Quercus laurifolia - Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Quercus virginiana) / Vaccinium elliottii Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak - Atlantic White-cedar - (Live Oak) / Elliott''s Blueberry Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Loblolly Pine - Oak - Atlantic White-cedar Blackwater Stream Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These forests occur along sandy blackwater streams, and on low, sandy terraces and levees, on the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina. The canopy is dominated by Pinus taeda, Quercus laurifolia, and Chamaecyparis thyoides. The canopy of some stands will contain Quercus virginiana. Other canopy species that may be present include Quercus lyrata, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The understory may contain Acer rubrum, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca, and Magnolia virginiana. The often dense shrub layer may contain Itea virginica, Cyrilla racemiflora, Clethra alnifolia, and Vaccinium elliottii among other species. Arundinaria gigantea is also common in these forests.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples of this association occur along the Waccamaw River in North Carolina.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Pinus taeda, Quercus laurifolia, and Chamaecyparis thyoides. The canopy of some stands will contain Quercus virginiana. Other canopy species that may be present include Quercus lyrata, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The understory may contain Acer rubrum, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca, and Magnolia virginiana. The often dense shrub layer may contain Itea virginica, Cyrilla racemiflora, Clethra alnifolia, and Vaccinium elliottii among other species. Arundinaria gigantea is also common in these forests.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These forests occur along sandy blackwater streams and on low, sandy terraces and levees in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina.
Geographic Range: These forests occur in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685214
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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 | CEGL007548 Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak - Atlantic White-cedar - (Live Oak) / Elliott''s Blueberry Riparian Forest | CEGL007548 | 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: < Willow Oak - Water Oak - Diamondleaf (Laurel) Oak: 88 (Eyre 1980)
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- 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.