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CEGL007866 Fagus grandifolia - Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (michauxii, nigra) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - Sweetgum - (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak) Forest
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Coastal Plain Beech Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This levee or terrace forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain is dominated by Fagus grandifolia, with Liquidambar styraciflua and some combination of the nominal Quercus spp. (Quercus michauxii, Quercus nigra) often codominating. Although they may be present, Liriodendron tulipifera and Betula nigra are usually not dominants in this community. Ilex opaca var. opaca is a prominent component of the subcanopy. Shrubs present include Leucothoe axillaris, Symplocos tinctoria, and Vaccinium elliottii. Vines are prominent in examples of this association; these include Berchemia scandens, Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax laurifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis rotundifolia. Scattered patches of Arundinaria gigantea may occur in examples of this community. Herbaceous species common in this association include Carex spp. and Mitchella repens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The global range and range of variation of this community need to be further investigated.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This levee or terrace forest is dominated by Fagus grandifolia, with Liquidambar styraciflua and some combination of the nominal Quercus spp. (Quercus michauxii, Quercus nigra) often codominating. Although they may be present, Liriodendron tulipifera and Betula nigra are usually not dominants in this community. Ilex opaca var. opaca is a prominent component of the subcanopy. Shrubs present include Leucothoe axillaris, Symplocos tinctoria, and Vaccinium elliottii. Vines are prominent in examples of this association; these include Berchemia scandens, Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax laurifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis rotundifolia. Scattered patches of Arundinaria gigantea may occur in examples of this community. Herbaceous species common in this association include Carex spp. and Mitchella repens.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest is found on levees or terraces in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of South Carolina and Georgia.
Geographic Range: This forest is found on levees or terraces in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of South Carolina and Georgia; its full range is not known.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686180
Confidence Level: Low
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b Green Ash - American Elm - Black Willow Floodplain Forest Group | G759 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A3707 Green Ash - American Sycamore - American Elm Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3707 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL007866 American Beech - Sweetgum - (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak) Forest | CEGL007866 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.