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CEGL008548 Morella cerifera - Kalmia latifolia - Symplocos tinctoria / Osmunda cinnamomea Seepage Bog
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wax-myrtle - Mountain Laurel - Horsesugar / Cinnamon Fern Seepage Bog
Colloquial Name: Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Mountain Laurel Hillside Seepage Bog
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is a hillside seepage bog in a steep, longleaf pine-dominated landscape, maintained by fire. The physiognomy is variable, depending on fire history, and can vary from densely shrubby to herbaceous. Dominant shrubs are Morella cerifera, Kalmia latifolia, and Symplocos tinctoria. Other shrubs include Rhus copallinum var. latifolia, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Oxydendrum arboreum, Vitis rotundifolia, Vaccinium fuscatum, Gaylussacia dumosa, and Smilax glauca. Herbs include Osmunda cinnamomea (dominant), Eupatorium album, and Xyris caroliniana. This association is documented from the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama, but may be more widespread.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community type is somewhat uncomfortably placed in this alliance. A new alliance placement is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The physiognomy is variable, depending on fire history, and can vary from densely shrubby to herbaceous. Dominant shrubs are Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Kalmia latifolia, and Symplocos tinctoria. Other shrubs include Rhus copallinum var. latifolia, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Oxydendrum arboreum, Vitis rotundifolia, Vaccinium fuscatum, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), and Smilax glauca. Herbs include Osmunda cinnamomea (dominant), Eupatorium album, and Xyris caroliniana.
Dynamics: This community type can vary between densely shrubby and fairly open and herbaceous, depending on frequency of fire and amount of elapsed time since the previous fire.
Environmental Description: This community is a hillside seepage bog in a steep, longleaf pine-dominated landscape, maintained by fire.
Geographic Range: This association is documented from the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama, but may be more widespread.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, MS?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685980
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 | A3442 Large Gallberry - Inkberry - Mountain Laurel Hillside Seepage Shrub Bog Alliance | A3442 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL008548 Wax-myrtle - Mountain Laurel - Horsesugar / Cinnamon Fern Seepage Bog | CEGL008548 | 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: No Data Available
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.