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CEGL006223 Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sweetgum - Red Maple - Swamp Tupelo / Cypress Swamp Sedge Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Central Coastal Plain Basin Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This seasonally flooded hardwood forest community occurs in groundwater basins on the Coastal Plain of Maryland and Virginia. The canopy is of variable closure and is dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, and Nyssa biflora. Associated canopy species include Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia and Diospyros virginiana. The shrub layer is composed of Eubotrys racemosa and scattered Cephalanthus occidentalis. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Carex joorii, Carex striata, Panicum verrucosum, Fimbristylis autumnalis, and others.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this type is of variable closure and is dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, and Nyssa biflora. Associated canopy species include Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia and Diospyros virginiana. The shrub layer is composed of Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa) and scattered Cephalanthus occidentalis. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Carex joorii, Carex striata, Panicum verrucosum, Fimbristylis autumnalis, and others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This seasonally flooded hardwood forest community occurs in seasonally flooded groundwater basins on the Coastal Plain of Maryland and Virginia.
Geographic Range: This community is limited to small seasonally flooded depressions of the Coastal Plain of Maryland and Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, MD, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: High
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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 | A3637 Sweetgum - Red Maple / Wax-myrtle Mid-Atlantic Swamp Forest Alliance | A3637 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL006223 Sweetgum - Red Maple - Swamp Tupelo / Cypress Swamp Sedge Swamp Forest | CEGL006223 | 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: = Liquidambar styraciflua - Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Association (Rawinski 1997)
= Nyssa biflora - Liquidambar styraciflua / Leucothoe racemosa / (Woodwardia virginica) Forest (Fleming and Patterson 2003)
= Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Woodland (Fleming and Patterson 2003)
= Nyssa biflora - Liquidambar styraciflua / Leucothoe racemosa / (Woodwardia virginica) Forest (Fleming and Patterson 2003)
= Nyssa biflora / Carex joorii Woodland (Fleming and Patterson 2003)
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