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CEGL004533 Eubotrys racemosa - Vaccinium fuscatum - Smilax walteri Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Doghobble - Black Highbush Blueberry - Coral Greenbrier Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Piedmont Shrub Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Seasonally flooded upland depressions in the lower Piedmont of North Carolina dominated by shrubs, primarily Eubotrys racemosa, Vaccinium fuscatum, Smilax walteri, Vaccinium formosum, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, and others. Trees may be interspersed among the shrubs, and species such as Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Pinus palustris, and Pinus taeda may be present. Herbaceous species that may be present include Carex crinita, Carex glaucescens, Eleocharis sp., Rhynchospora sp., Scleria sp., and Utricularia gibba.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by shrubs, primarily Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa), Vaccinium fuscatum, Smilax walteri, Vaccinium formosum, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, and others. Trees may be interspersed among the shrubs, and species such as Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Pinus palustris, and Pinus taeda may be present. Herbaceous species that may be present include Carex crinita, Carex glaucescens, Eleocharis sp., Rhynchospora sp., Scleria sp., and Utricularia gibba.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is known only from a few sites in the lower Piedmont of North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686476
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1?
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.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.b Overcup Oak - Post Oak - Blackgum Flatwoods & Pond Forest Group | G654 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A4682 Willow Oak / <i>Carex albolutescens - Carex joorii</i> Swamp Woodland Alliance | A4682 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL004533 Swamp Doghobble - Black Highbush Blueberry - Coral Greenbrier Wet Shrubland | CEGL004533 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.