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CEGL007138 Tsuga caroliniana - (Tsuga canadensis) / Rhododendron maximum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Carolina Hemlock - (Eastern Hemlock) / Great Laurel Forest
Colloquial Name: Carolina Hemlock Forest (Mesic Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association encompasses Tsuga caroliniana forests on valley bottoms, gorge slopes, or other protected landforms. Tsuga canadensis or Pinus strobus may share the canopy with Tsuga caroliniana. The shrub stratum is typically dense and dominated by Rhododendron maximum. Galax urceolata is a common understory component.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples are known from the Toe River Valley, Linville Gorge, Hanging Rock State Park (ravines), and the Kelsey Tract.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Tsuga caroliniana, but Tsuga canadensis or Pinus strobus may share canopy dominance. The shrub stratum is typically dense and dominated by Rhododendron maximum. Galax urceolata is a common understory component.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this association are found on valley bottoms, gorge slopes, or other protected landforms.
Geographic Range: This type is primarily found in the Southern Blue Ridge of North Carolina and Tennessee. There is at least one disjunct occurrence in the upper Piedmont of North Carolina (M. Schafale pers. comm.).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687172
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.2 Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M502 | 1.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.2.g Table Mountain Pine - Virginia Pine - Pitch Pine Woodland & Barrens Group | G905 | 1.B.2.Na.2.g |
| Alliance | A0144 Carolina Hemlock Woodland Alliance | A0144 | 1.B.2.Na.2.g |
| Association | CEGL007138 Carolina Hemlock - (Eastern Hemlock) / Great Laurel Forest | CEGL007138 | 1.B.2.Na.2.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Eastern Hemlock: 23 (Eyre 1980) [presumably, although Carolina hemlock is not mentioned.]
< IA6g. Carolina Hemlock Bluff Forest (Allard 1990)
< IA6g. Carolina Hemlock Bluff Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- Newell, C. L., and R. K. Peet. 1995. Vegetation of Linville Gorge Wilderness, North Carolina. Unpublished report. to USDA Forest Service. University of North Carolina, Department of Biology, Chapel Hill. 211 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.
- 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.
- Schafale, Mike P. Personal communication. Ecologist, 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.
- TDNH [Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage]. 2018. Unpublished data. Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.