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CEGL003634 Chamaecyparis thyoides / Cyrilla racemiflora - Cliftonia monophylla - Ilex coriacea Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Atlantic White-cedar / Swamp Titi - Buckwheat-tree - Large Gallberry Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Steephead Atlantic White-cedar Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is associated with "steephead streams" in the Florida Panhandle and adjacent Alabama, and shows some floristic, landscape, and conceptual similarities to streamhead Atlantic white-cedar forests of the Carolina Sandhills. Occurrences are normally linear, from 30-100 m wide, and extend along streams in saturated, highly acidic, coarse-sandy situations. This wetland community is a saturated sparse woodland with 5-50% canopy of scattered Chamaecyparis thyoides, often with Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana, and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. The shrub layer is fairly open to very dense, and may contain Cyrilla racemiflora, Cliftonia monophylla, Lyonia lucida, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, and Serenoa repens. The herb stratum includes species such as Rhynchospora spp., Carex lonchocarpa, Woodwardia areolata, and Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis. Sphagnum spp. are often common.
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: Stands are dominated by a sparse to low density canopy of Chamaecyparis thyoides, often with Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana, and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. The shrub layer is fairly open to very dense and may contain Cyrilla racemiflora, Cliftonia monophylla, Lyonia lucida, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, and Serenoa repens. The herb stratum includes species such as Rhynchospora spp., Carex lonchocarpa, Woodwardia areolata, and Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis. Sphagnum spp. are often common.
Dynamics: Natural fire and hydrologic regimes need to be maintained for successful regeneration and maintenance of this community. It is very susceptible to major disruptions in hydrology. Leaf litter and woody debris should not be too dense in order for the shade-intolerant Atlantic white-cedar seedlings to survive. In the absence of fire and adequate gap regeneration, succession often leads to development of a bay forest.
Environmental Description: This community is associated with "steephead streams" in the Florida Panhandle and adjacent Alabama, and shows some floristic, landscape, and conceptual similarities to streamhead Atlantic white-cedar forests of the Carolina Sandhills. Occurrences are normally linear, from 30-100 m wide, and extend along streams in saturated, highly acidic, coarse-sandy situations.
Geographic Range: This saturated sparse woodland is restricted to "steephead streams" in the Florida Panhandle and adjacent Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685755
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.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A0196 Atlantic White-cedar Swamp Forest Alliance | A0196 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL003634 Atlantic White-cedar / Swamp Titi - Buckwheat-tree - Large Gallberry Swamp Woodland | CEGL003634 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Atlantic White-Cedar: 97 (Eyre 1980)
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- Kindell, C. E., B. J. Herring, C. Nordman, J. Jensen, A. R. Schotz, and L. G. Chafin. 1997. Natural community survey of Eglin Air Force Base, 1993-1996: Final report. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 123 pp. plus appendix.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.