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CEGL004549 Fagus grandifolia - Quercus spp. / Kalmia latifolia - Hamamelis virginiana / Galax urceolata Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - Oak species / Mountain Laurel - American Witch-hazel / Beetleweed Forest
Colloquial Name: Piedmont Small Stream Beech - Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This temporarily flooded forest occurs in the floodplain of small streams in ravines of the Piedmont. Frequency and duration of flooding are not known, but the duration probably is not long. The canopy is fairly open and dominated by Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Quercus shumardii var. shumardii, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. The understory contains Ilex opaca var. opaca, Cornus florida, Cornus foemina, Magnolia acuminata, and Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana. Approximately 10 m on each side of the waterbody is a fairly dense band of Cyrilla racemiflora over Kalmia latifolia. Other shrubs and understory species present include Hamamelis virginiana, Ostrya virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Alnus serrulata, Calycanthus floridus var. floridus, Rhododendron arborescens, and Rhododendron viscosum among others. The herbaceous layer is strongly dominated by Galax urceolata, with Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia, Anemone virginiana var. virginiana, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora, Carex striatula, Chamaelirium luteum, Chrysogonum virginianum, Dioscorea quaternata, Dichanthelium spp., Gelsemium sempervirens, Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides, Heuchera americana, Mitchella repens, Hexastylis minor, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, and Xanthorhiza simplicissima among others.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Documented by a single plot gathered by the North Carolina Vegetation Survey in the Uwharrie National Forest. The Kalmia latifolia is not dense in this type. This "association" may not be typical of the vegetation found in this environment and is a floristic outlier (one-plot wonder) (M. Schafale pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The fairly open canopy is dominated by Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Quercus shumardii var. shumardii, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. The understory contains Ilex opaca var. opaca, Cornus florida, Cornus foemina, Magnolia acuminata, and Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana. Approximately 10 m on each side of the stream is a fairly dense band of Cyrilla racemiflora over Kalmia latifolia. Other shrubs and understory species present include Hamamelis virginiana, Ostrya virginiana (= var. virginiana), Oxydendrum arboreum, Alnus serrulata, Calycanthus floridus var. floridus, Rhododendron arborescens, and Rhododendron viscosum among others. The herbaceous layer is strongly dominated by Galax urceolata, with Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia, Anemone virginiana var. virginiana, Carex blanda, Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora, Carex striatula, Chamaelirium luteum, Chrysogonum virginianum, Dioscorea quaternata, Dichanthelium spp., Gelsemium sempervirens, Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides, Heuchera americana, Mitchella repens, Hexastylis minor, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, and Xanthorhiza simplicissima among others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This temporarily flooded forest occurs in the floodplain of small streams in ravines of the Piedmont. Frequency and duration of flooding are not known, but the duration probably is not long.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the middle and upper Piedmont of North Carolina. Its status in South Carolina and Virginia is unknown.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686513
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G4Q
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.3 Appalachian-Interior-Northeastern Mesic Forest Macrogroup | M883 | 1.B.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.3.a American Beech - Tuliptree - Yellow Buckeye Forest Group | G020 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3265 American Beech - Northern Red Oak Piedmont-Ridge & Valley Forest Alliance | A3265 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004549 American Beech - Oak species / Mountain Laurel - American Witch-hazel / Beetleweed Forest | CEGL004549 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
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.