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CEGL004449 Cyrilla racemiflora - Persea palustris - Magnolia virginiana Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Titi - Swamp Bay - Sweetbay Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Lakeshore Pocosin
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland vegetation occupies natural lake shorelines, along Carolina bay lakes and associated with and grading into peatlands. The dominant shrubs are Cyrilla racemiflora, Persea palustris, and Magnolia virginiana. Conceptually, this association shows some transitional character towards bay forests. This association occurs on peats adjacent to highly acidic waters of Carolina bay lakes.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dominant evergreen shrubs in this shoreline shrubland association are Cyrilla racemiflora, Persea palustris, and Magnolia virginiana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shoreline shrubland association occurs on peat soils adjacent to highly acidic waters of Carolina bay lakes.
Geographic Range: This pocosin association is restricted to the Coastal Plain of southern North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685309
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.2 Temperate to Polar Bog & Fen Formation | F016 | 2.C.2 |
| Division | 2.C.2.Nb Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Pocosin Division | D324 | 2.C.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.2.Nb.1 Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry - Swamp Titi Bog & Fen Macrogroup | M065 | 2.C.2.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry - Swamp Titi Pocosin & Shrub Bog Group | G186 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A0802 Swamp Titi - Large Gallberry Wet Shrubland Alliance | A0802 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004449 Swamp Titi - Swamp Bay - Sweetbay Wet Shrubland | CEGL004449 | 2.C.2.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., 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.