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CEGL003885 Smilax auriculata - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Earleaf Greenbrier - Eastern Poison-ivy Vine-Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Dune Vine
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association consists of vine-covered maritime sand dunes in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain, generally dominated by Smilax auriculata and Toxicodendron radicans. These dense vines cover the crests of dunes exposed to salt spray and winds. The dominant species of any single dune may be variable, possibly including Smilax auriculata and Toxicodendron radicans, but also including other Smilax spp., Vitis rotundifolia, or Parthenocissus quinquefolia. In some cases, the vines are low-growing and occur directly on the sand surface, but in other cases, the vegetation has a height of 1 m or more, with younger vines growing over older stems of the same species, or over other shrubs. The vegetation is generally low to the ground (less than 5 dm (1.5 feet) tall) and generally covers 70-80% of the ground surface with the remainder being exposed sand.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: ~Smilax glauca - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland (CEGL003886)$$ is an equivalent type with a more northern distribution.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dominant species of any single dune may be variable, possibly including Smilax auriculata and Toxicodendron radicans, but also including other Smilax spp., Vitis rotundifolia, or Parthenocissus quinquefolia. In some cases, the vines are low-growing and occur directly on the sand surface, but in other cases, the vegetation has a height of 1 m or more, with younger vines growing over older stems of the same species, or over other shrubs.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation includes vine-covered maritime sand dunes. Generally confined to barrier beach systems, this vegetation is composed of dense vines that cover the crests of dunes exposed to salt spray and winds. Very little soil development occurs, and the water table is located greater than 1 m (3 feet) below the soil surface.
Geographic Range: This association is currently report from the North Carolina coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686416
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNRQ
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A1199 Sea-oats - Bitter Panicgrass Dune Grassland Alliance | A1199 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL003885 Earleaf Greenbrier - Eastern Poison-ivy Vine-Shrubland | CEGL003885 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Smilax auriculata - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland (McManamay 2017b)
- McManamay, R. H. 2017b. Vegetation mapping at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Natural Resource Report NPS/SECN/NRR--2017/1561. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 264 pp.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.