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CEGL004787 Quercus hemisphaerica - Quercus geminata / Persea borbonia - Osmanthus americanus Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Darlington Oak - Sand Live Oak / Redbay - Devilwood Forest
Colloquial Name: Darlington Oak - Sand Live Oak Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs in Georgia and Florida on fire-protected islands of high ground surrounded by riverine swamps, and on slopes and bluffs where protected from fire. The canopy consists of Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus geminata, Pinus taeda, Carya glabra, and Carya pallida. The subcanopy typically includes substantial Persea borbonia and Osmanthus americanus, and occasionally Magnolia virginiana. Typical shrubs and woody vines include Hamamelis virginiana, Serenoa repens, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Bignonia capreolata, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana, Gelsemium sempervirens, and Ilex vomitoria. Herbs are sparse, but may include dense patches of Carex dasycarpa. Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana and Tillandsia usneoides are common epiphytes.
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: The canopy of this association consists of Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus geminata, Pinus taeda, Carya glabra, and Carya pallida. The subcanopy typically includes substantial Persea borbonia and Osmanthus americanus, and occasionally Magnolia virginiana. Typical shrubs and woody vines include Hamamelis virginiana, Serenoa repens, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Serenoa repens, Bignonia capreolata, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana, Gelsemium sempervirens, and Ilex vomitoria. Herbs are sparse, but may include dense patches of Carex dasycarpa. Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana and Tillandsia usneoides are common epiphytes.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on fire-protected islands of high ground surrounded by riverine swamps, and on slopes and bluffs where protected from fire.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs in Georgia and Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687182
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.b Sand Laurel Oak - Sand Live Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Forest Group | G790 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A0053 Darlington Oak - Water Oak Forest Alliance | A0053 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL004787 Darlington Oak - Sand Live Oak / Redbay - Devilwood Forest | CEGL004787 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IA9b. South Atlantic Inland Maritime 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.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.