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CEGL006013 Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica - Liquidambar styraciflua - Populus heterophylla Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Maple - Blackgum - Sweetgum - Swamp Cottonwood Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Cape May Lowland Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Typically this community occupies the headwaters of streams in coastal southern New Jersey where occurrences probably receive groundwater discharge. Topography is gently rolling with a series of sphagnum-filled wet depressions alternating with drier islands. Stands generally have high diversity, one occurrence was found to contain 20-25 species of trees and 40 species of shrubs. Typical canopy species include Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus profunda, and Nyssa sylvatica. Magnolia virginiana and Ilex opaca are frequent subcanopy trees. Characteristic shrubs include Clethra alnifolia, Rhododendron viscosum, Lindera benzoin, and Itea virginica. In addition to these generally "acid-loving" species a number of typical calcicoles occur in this community including Cirsium muticum, Euphorbia purpurea, Platanthera flava var. flava. Several species with a more southern distribution are also found in this community including Quercus michauxii, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Triadenum walteri, and Populus heterophylla.
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 generally have high diversity; one occurrence was found to contain 20-25 species of trees and 40 species of shrubs. Typical canopy species include Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus profunda, and Nyssa sylvatica. Magnolia virginiana and Ilex opaca are frequent subcanopy trees. Characteristic shrubs include Clethra alnifolia, Rhododendron viscosum, Lindera benzoin, and Itea virginica. In addition to these generally "acid-loving" species a number of typical calcicoles occur in this community including Cirsium muticum, Euphorbia purpurea, and Platanthera flava var. flava. Several species with a more southern distribution are also found in this community including Quercus michauxii, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Triadenum walteri, and Populus heterophylla. Regionally rare species found in this community include Euphorbia purpurea, Hottonia inflata, Triadenum walteri, Listera australis, Fraxinus profunda, Populus heterophylla, and Platanthera flava var. flava.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Typically this community occupies the headwaters of streams where occurrences probably receive groundwater discharge. Topography is gently rolling with a series of sphagnum-filled wet depressions alternating with drier islands.
Geographic Range: This community is apparently restricted to the Cape May portion of New Jersey''s Outer Coastal Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b Atlantic White-cedar - Pitch Pine Swamp Group | G039 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Alliance | A2058 Red Maple - Blackgum Swamp Forest Alliance | A2058 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL006013 Red Maple - Blackgum - Sweetgum - Swamp Cottonwood Swamp Forest | CEGL006013 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Cape May Lowland (CML) (Windisch 2014a)
= Cape May Lowland Swamp (Breden 1989)
= Cape May Lowland Swamp (Breden 1989)
- Bernard, J. M. 1963. Lowland forests of Cape May formation in southern New Jersey. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science 8:1-12.
- Breden, T. F. 1989. A preliminary natural community classification for New Jersey. Pages 157-191 in: E. F. Karlin, editor. New Jersey''s rare and endangered plants and animals. Institute for Environmental Studies, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. 280 pp.
- Breden, T. F., Y. R. Alger, K. S. Walz, and A. G. Windisch. 2001. Classification of vegetation communities of New Jersey: Second iteration. Association for Biodiversity Information and New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Windisch, A .G. 2014a. Pinelands ecological communities and higher level groups with crosswalk / proposed 2008 revisions to NVC. November 16, 2014 draft. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton.