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CEGL004046 Taxodium distichum East Gulf Coastal Plain Pondshore Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bald-cypress East Gulf Coastal Plain Pondshore Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Bald-cypress Pondshore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents Taxodium distichum-dominated pondshores of the Gulf Coastal Plain east of the Mississippi River. These ponds and lakes may be of a variety of natural origins or of "unnatural" origin (e.g., millponds). Stands on the Conecuh National Forest contain Taxodium distichum and few other taxa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Noted on the Conecuh National Forest in a series of upland ponds (M. Pyne pers. obs. 1998).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands on the Conecuh National Forest contain Taxodium distichum and few other taxa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Examples on the Conecuh National Forest are isolated ponds found in a predominantly mesic to dry-mesic Pinus palustris-dominated upland landscape. Some examples could be "millponds" created during the first half of the nineteenth century. The ponds themselves retain water throughout the year.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of southern Alabama and may be found in southern Mississippi and/or southwestern Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL?, GA?, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686008
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.1 Pond-cypress - Slash Pine Swamp Macrogroup | M161 | 1.B.3.Nb.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a Pond-cypress / Holly species Basin Swamp Group | G036 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A0652 Bald-cypress - Pond-cypress / Maidencane Lakeshore Swamp Forest Alliance | A0652 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004046 Bald-cypress East Gulf Coastal Plain Pondshore Swamp Woodland | CEGL004046 | 1.B.3.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.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Pyne, Milo. Personal communication. Southeast Regional Ecologist. NatureServe, Southeast Regional Office, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.