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CEGL004718 Nyssa ogeche - (Nyssa biflora) Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ogeechee Tupelo - (Swamp Tupelo) Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Sandhills Ogeechee Tupelo Depression Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is dominated by Nyssa ogeche, with some Nyssa biflora and Acer rubrum. It occurs in poorly developed sinkhole depressions in the Coastal Plain of Florida and Georgia, and is flooded long enough to preclude the presence of a significantly developed herb layer.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by Nyssa ogeche, with some Nyssa biflora and Acer rubrum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs in poorly developed sinkhole depressions in the Coastal Plain of Florida and Georgia, and stands are flooded long enough to preclude the presence of a significantly developed herb layer.
Geographic Range: This association is restricted to sinkhole depressions in the Coastal Plain of Florida and Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685341
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.2 Swamp Tupelo - Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp & Flatwoods Macrogroup | M033 | 1.B.3.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a Swamp Tupelo - Ogeechee Tupelo - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp Group | G038 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
| Alliance | A3636 Swamp Tupelo - Ogeechee Tupelo Depressional Swamp Forest Alliance | A3636 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004718 Ogeechee Tupelo - (Swamp Tupelo) Swamp Forest | CEGL004718 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIA10b. Swamp Tupelo Pond Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.