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CEGL007850 Quercus virginiana - Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora - Carya glabra / Ilex opaca Forest
Type Concept Sentence: This forest, which is dominated by Carya glabra, Quercus virginiana, Quercus pagoda, and Magnolia grandiflora, with lesser amounts of Quercus nigra and Liquidambar styraciflua, occurs on mesic to dry-mesic bluffs in the Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern South Carolina and adjacent Georgia.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Southern Magnolia - Pignut Hickory / American Holly Forest
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Live Oak - Southern Magnolia Mesic Bluff Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs on mesic to dry-mesic bluffs in the Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern South Carolina and adjacent Georgia. The canopy is dominated by Carya glabra, Quercus virginiana, Quercus pagoda, and Magnolia grandiflora, with lesser amounts of Quercus nigra and Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy is open and is dominated by Ilex opaca, with lesser amounts of Pinus glabra, Cornus florida, and Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana. The shrub layer is open, with Ilex vomitoria, Vaccinium elliottii, Arundinaria tecta, Morella cerifera, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana, Juniperus virginiana, Sabal minor, Berchemia scandens, and Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans. Herbs are few, though Chasmanthium laxum and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum may be patchily common.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples occur at Nemours Plantation (Beaufort County, South Carolina).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Carya glabra, Quercus virginiana, Quercus pagoda, and Magnolia grandiflora, with lesser amounts of Quercus nigra and Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy is open and is dominated by Ilex opaca, with lesser amounts of Pinus glabra, Cornus florida, and Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana. The shrub layer is open, with Ilex vomitoria, Vaccinium elliottii, Arundinaria tecta (= Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta), Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana, Juniperus virginiana, Sabal minor, Berchemia scandens, and Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans. Herbs are few, though Chasmanthium laxum and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum may be patchily common.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on mesic to dry-mesic bluffs.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs on mesic to dry-mesic bluffs in the Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern South Carolina and Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688019
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.a Live Oak - Pignut Hickory - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Forest Group | G798 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A0372 Darlington Oak - Pignut Hickory - Southern Magnolia Forest Alliance | A0372 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007850 Live Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Southern Magnolia - Pignut Hickory / American Holly Forest | CEGL007850 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.