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CEGL007206 Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - (Acer floridanum) / Mixed Herbs Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - White Oak - (Southern Sugar Maple) / Mixed Herbs Forest
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes forests of mesic and calcareous slopes of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The canopy is typically dominated by Fagus grandifolia and Quercus alba, with Acer floridanum present in some stands within its range. Characteristic species include Carya tomentosa, Viburnum acerifolium, Crataegus marshallii, and Crataegus spathulata. The herb layer is diverse with a variable composition. This is a general concept type which needs better definition; its relationship to other types in this alliance needs to be defined.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The West Gulf Coastal Plain occurrences are classified separately as ~Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Acer (floridanum, leucoderme) / Solidago auriculata Forest (CEGL007207)$$ due to significant floristic differences correlated with geography; however, nothing in the current description of CEGL007206 indicates these floristic differences. The Piedmont portion of this association is being separated out as the Acidic Piedmont Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest, ~Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Cornus florida / Polystichum acrostichoides - Hexastylis virginica Forest (CEGL008465)$$, and the Basic Piedmont Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest, ~Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Aesculus sylvatica / Actaea racemosa - Adiantum pedatum Forest (CEGL008466)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this association is typically dominated by Fagus grandifolia and Quercus alba, with Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum) present in some stands within its range. Characteristic species include Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Viburnum acerifolium, Crataegus marshallii, and Crataegus spathulata. Other understory trees and shrubs include Magnolia tripetala, Stewartia malacodendron, Vaccinium tenellum, Hamamelis virginiana, and Styrax grandifolius. The herb layer is diverse with a variable composition.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this association are found on mesic and calcareous slopes of the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Geographic Range: This forest is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, from Virginia (?), through the Carolinas, and possibly south to Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA?, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685944
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A2059 American Beech - White Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A2059 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL007206 American Beech - White Oak - (Southern Sugar Maple) / Mixed Herbs Forest | CEGL007206 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Basic Mesic Forest (Coastal Plain Subtype) (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- SCWMRD [South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Columbia.
- 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.