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CEGL004698 Acer rubrum / Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis / Nekemias arborea - Sicyos angulatus Tidal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Maple / Common Elderberry / Peppervine - One-seed Bur-cucumber Tidal Forest
Colloquial Name: Roanoke River Deciduous Tidal Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in North Carolina on tidal ridges on the edge of estuarine sounds, and is occasionally flooded by wind tides. Canopy dominants are Acer rubrum and Acer negundo, with lesser amounts of Nyssa aquatica, Taxodium distichum, and Ulmus rubra. Various woody vines, including Nekemias arborea, Sicyos angulatus, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Vitis rotundifolia, Matelea gonocarpos, Smilax rotundifolia, Clematis crispa, and Toxicodendron radicans, are abundant and form dense tangles. Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis is the most abundant shrub. Because of natural disturbance events resulting from shoreline position, this community has a battered, uneven canopy and heavy development of woody vines.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: From Rice and Peet (1997) Roanoke study. This type is based on a single plot, but appears to be a floristically and environmentally distinctive vegetation unit. The description and circumscription of this type may need substantial revision after additional data are available.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Canopy dominants are Acer rubrum and Acer negundo, with lesser amounts of Nyssa aquatica, Taxodium distichum, and Ulmus rubra. Various woody vines, including Nekemias arborea (= Ampelopsis arborea), Sicyos angulatus, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Vitis rotundifolia, Matelea gonocarpos, Smilax rotundifolia, Clematis crispa, and Toxicodendron radicans, are abundant and form dense tangles. Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (= Sambucus canadensis) is the most abundant shrub.
Dynamics: This association is occasionally flooded by wind tides.
Environmental Description: This association occurs on tidal ridges on the edge of estuarine sounds, and is occasionally flooded by wind tides.
Geographic Range: This association occurs along the North Carolina coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686751
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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 | A3705 Green Ash - Red Maple - Southern Red-cedar Tidal Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3705 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL004698 Red Maple / Common Elderberry / Peppervine - One-seed Bur-cucumber Tidal Forest | CEGL004698 | 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: = Acer rubrum / Sambucus canadensis / Ampelopsis arborea - Sicyos angulata [sic] Forest [C.T. III.E] (Rice and Peet 1997)
- 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.
- Rice, S. K., and R. K. Peet. 1997. Vegetation of the Lower Roanoke River Floodplain. Unpublished report to The Nature Conservancy. 154 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.