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CEGL003669 Pinus serotina / Morella cerifera / Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond Pine / Wax-myrtle / Royal Fern Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Pond Pine Peat Dome Pocosin (Strange Nutrient-rich/Tidal? Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This natural community is found on the margins of large peat domes and with some tidal or nutrient-rich groundwater influence. It occurs with associated tidal wetlands in riverine systems and bay shores in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina, south to approximately Carteret County, North Carolina. The open canopy is dominated by Pinus serotina. The shrub layer is characteristically dominated by Morella cerifera, with Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Osmunda cinnamomea, and Woodwardia virginica. Other characteristic species include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Ilex glabra, and Juncus roemerianus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: An occurrence at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge with an open overstory of Pinus serotina and lesser amounts of Pinus taeda, with a fairly dense shrub layer of Morella cerifera, Ilex glabra, and Vaccinium corymbosum with no herbs was classified here, although it does not appear to be tidally influenced and should be treated as ~Pinus serotina / Ilex glabra / Woodwardia virginica Swamp Woodland (CEGL004652)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open canopy of stands of this "strange pocosin" is dominated by Pinus serotina. The shrub layer is characteristically dominated by Morella cerifera, with Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense and Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis. Other characteristic species include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Ilex glabra, and Juncus roemerianus.
Dynamics: Stands of this type are definitely influenced by permanent and increasing saturation related to rising sea level, and undoubtedly penetrated by storm tides (M. Schafale pers. comm.).
Environmental Description: This natural community is found on the margins of large peat domes and with some tidal or nutrient-rich groundwater influence (A. Weakley pers. comm.). It occurs with associated tidal wetlands in riverine systems and along bay shores of the North Carolina-Virginia border (Frost et al. 1990), south to approximately Carteret County, NC (M. Schafale pers. comm.). This vegetation is permanently saturated and wetter than most pocosins but is likely only influenced by tides during major storm events (M. Schafale pers. comm. 2005).
Geographic Range: This type occurs in riverine systems in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina, south to approximately Carteret County, NC (M. Schafale pers. comm.).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC?, VA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687406
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.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 | CEGL003669 Pond Pine / Wax-myrtle / Royal Fern Swamp Woodland | CEGL003669 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: CEGL003995 subsumed into this type.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Frost, C. C., H. E. LeGrand, Jr., and R. E. Schneider. 1990. Regional inventory for critical natural areas, wetland ecosystems, and endangered species habitats of the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine region: Phase 1. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh, NC. 454 pp.
- 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.
- 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.
- Van Druten, Brian Matthew. Personal communication. Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Manteo, NC.
- Weakley, Alan, PhD. Personal communication. Curator, UNC Herbarium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Formerly Chief Ecologist, NatureServe, Southeast Region, Durham, NC.