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CEGL004736 Pinus taeda - Quercus laurifolia / Vaccinium elliottii - Arundinaria gigantea Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak / Elliott''s Blueberry - Giant Cane Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: Blackwater Bottomland Hardwood - Pine Forest (High Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is apparently a "high subtype" of blackwater bottomland hardwood-pine forest of the sandhills of the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and possibly other states. The canopy would be expected to be dominated by Pinus taeda and Quercus laurifolia, with an understory characterized by Vaccinium elliottii and Arundinaria gigantea. More detailed information is needed.
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 stands of this type would be expected to be dominated by Pinus taeda and Quercus laurifolia, with an understory characterized by Vaccinium elliottii and Arundinaria gigantea. More detailed information is needed.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is restricted to blackwater streams in the sandhills and related areas of the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and adjacent states, ranging south to Georgia and possibly northeastern Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL?, GA, NC, SC, VA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687564
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A3628 Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Coastal Plain Riparian Forest Alliance | A3628 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL004736 Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak / Elliott''s Blueberry - Giant Cane Riparian Forest | CEGL004736 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Blackwater Bottomland Hardwoods (High Subtype) (Schafale 2012)
< Willow Oak - Water Oak - Diamondleaf (Laurel) Oak: 88 (Eyre 1980)
< Willow Oak - Water Oak - Diamondleaf (Laurel) Oak: 88 (Eyre 1980)
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- McCrain, G. R., and B. H. Church. 1985. An analysis of past and present plant community patterns in Moores Creek National Battlefield along with associated impacts affecting distribution and restoration. Prepared by Resource Management Co., Raleigh, NC, under Purchase Order Number PX-5550-3-0062 for the USDI, National Park Service, Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta, GA.
- McManamay, R. H., A. Curtis, and M. W. Byrne. 2012a. Vegetation mapping at Moores Creek National Battlefield. Natural Resource Data Series NPS/SECN/NRDS--2012/319. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 173 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.