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CEGL003670 Pinus serotina / Cyrilla racemiflora - Lyonia lucida - Ilex glabra Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond Pine / Swamp Titi - Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland, with a canopy dominated by Pinus serotina (cover greater than 50%) over a dense shrub layer, occurs within a mosaic of other peatland communities on poorly drained interstream flats of outer coastal terraces. The canopy is variable in closure, from closed to fairly sparse; larger shrubs range from 2-4 m in height. The community also occurs in isolated wetlands such as Carolina bays. Other canopy species in this community can include Gordonia lasianthus, Magnolia virginiana, Persea palustris, Acer rubrum var. trilobum (in fire-suppressed examples), Pinus taeda (in disturbed examples), and less commonly, Chamaecyparis thyoides. The bay species, Gordonia lasianthus, Persea palustris, and Magnolia virginiana, are present also in the shrub layer. Other shrubs present include Ilex myrtifolia, Clethra alnifolia, Morella caroliniensis, Aronia arbutifolia, and Viburnum nudum var. nudum. Herbs generally are not common. This community is present on the Coastal Plain from northern North Carolina to South Carolina, but probably absent from Georgia and northern Florida.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Virginia high pocosins are Pinus serotina over Lyonia lucida, Ilex coriacea, and Kalmia carolina; they lack Cyrilla racemiflora and are probably not appropriately placed here [see ~Pinus serotina / Ilex glabra / Woodwardia virginica Swamp Woodland (CEGL004652)$$]. Note the existence of the similarly named but different ~Pinus serotina / Cyrilla racemiflora - Lyonia lucida - Vaccinium fuscatum Swamp Woodland (CEGL004434)$$, which occurs in small depression wetlands and has very different landscape processes.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Other canopy species in this community are Gordonia lasianthus, Magnolia virginiana, Persea palustris, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda, and less commonly Chamaecyparis thyoides. The bay species, Gordonia, Persea and Magnolia, are present also in the shrub layer. Other shrubs present include Ilex myrtifolia, Clethra alnifolia, Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Aronia arbutifolia, and Viburnum nudum. Herbs generally are not common.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Fire regime is the important determinant of the development of this community. Fire-return time of greater than approximately 15 years favors development of this community over other pocosin types. Soils have intermediate to deep peat layers and intermediate to long hydroperiods. They are moist and nutrient-poor although some may receive nutrients from water flowing into the community; series in North Carolina include Croatan (Typic Medisaprist), Murville (Typic Haplaquod), Lynn Haven (Typic Haplaquod), Torhunta (Typic Humaquept), Ponzer (Terric Medisaprist), Roper (Histic Humaquept) and Pungo (Typic Medisaprist). The community is most common within a mosaic of other peatland communities on poorly drained interstream flats of outer coastal terraces, but also occurs in isolated wetlands such as Carolina bays.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in large peatlands in the outer and middle Coastal Plain of North Carolina and northern South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A0581 Pond Pine Swamp Woodland Alliance | A0581 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL003670 Pond Pine / Swamp Titi - Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry Swamp Woodland | CEGL003670 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIB2b. Pond Pine Woodland (Allard 1990)
? Pond Pine (36) (USFS 1988)
< Pond Pine: 98 (Eyre 1980)
? Pond Pine (36) (USFS 1988)
< Pond Pine: 98 (Eyre 1980)
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