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CEGL007996 Pinus serotina / Gordonia lasianthus - Persea palustris Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond Pine / Loblolly-bay - Swamp Bay Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Pond Pine / Bay Swamp Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These evergreen forest/woodlands occur within creek drainages, depressions, and in ecotonal seepage areas between fire-maintained longleaf pine uplands and adjacent creeks and/or lakes. Most known examples are documented from Camp Blanding Military Reservation in northeastern Florida, but this community is also known from Ocala National Forest and Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. A canopy of Pinus serotina (typically of 50% cover or less) overtops a subcanopy of Persea palustris, Gordonia lasianthus, and Magnolia virginiana. Occasionally Pinus elliottii may occur in the canopy with Pinus serotina. The community is typically dense with midstory and understory shrubs, which include Persea palustris, Gordonia lasianthus, Cyrilla racemiflora, Ilex coriacea, Viburnum nudum, Lyonia lucida, Morella spp., and occasional Agarista populifolia. The ferns Osmunda cinnamomea and Woodwardia areolata are sometimes present, and the vine Smilax laurifolia is usually found in small amounts. In northeastern Florida, at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, dead and dying Persea palustris indicate that this community is being affected by laurel wilt, which is caused by a vascular wilt fungus that is transmitted to species in the Lauraceae family via. the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus).
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: A canopy of Pinus serotina (typically of 50% cover or less) overtops a subcanopy of Persea palustris, Gordonia lasianthus, and Magnolia virginiana. Occasionally Pinus elliottii may occur in the canopy with Pinus serotina. The community is typically dense with midstory and understory shrubs, which include Persea palustris, Gordonia lasianthus, Cyrilla racemiflora, Ilex coriacea, Viburnum nudum, Lyonia lucida, Magnolia virginiana, Morella spp. (= Myrica spp.), and occasional Agarista populifolia. At Ocala National Forest, the additional shrubs Lyonia fruticosa, Vaccinium myrsinites, Bejaria racemosa, Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa), Ilex cassine, Gaylussacia tomentosa, Gaylussacia nana, Toxicodendron vernix, Toxicodendron radicans, Aronia arbutifolia (= Photinia pyrifolia), Ilex glabra, and Lyonia ligustrina were present. The ferns Osmunda cinnamomea and Woodwardia areolata are sometimes present. The vine Smilax laurifolia is usually found in small amounts; Smilax auriculata and Vitis rotundifolia can also be present. One plot near the St. Johns River (Ocala National Forest) had the epiphyte Tillandsia usneoides.
Dynamics: These woodlands are probably prone to infrequent fire (>? 20 year interval), which could include the moderate to high-intensity fire which promotes reproduction in Pinus serotina. In northeastern Florida, at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, dead and dying Persea palustris indicate that this community is being affected by laurel wilt, which is caused by a vascular wilt fungus that is transmitted to species in the Lauraceae family via. the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus).
Environmental Description: These evergreen forest/woodlands occur within creek drainages, depressions, and in ecotonal seepage areas between fire-maintained longleaf pine uplands and adjacent creeks and/or lakes. They can occur in gradually sloping areas between mesic flatwoods and baygalls or bayheads.
Geographic Range: This woodland is found in Florida and Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685874
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?Q
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 | A0581 Pond Pine Swamp Woodland Alliance | A0581 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL007996 Pond Pine / Loblolly-bay - Swamp Bay Swamp Woodland | CEGL007996 | 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: ? Pond pine swamp (Clewell 1981)
- Clewell, A. F. 1981. Natural setting and vegetation of the Florida Panhandle: An account of the environments and plant communities of northern Florida west of the Suwannee River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mobile, AL. 773 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.