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CEGL007458 Fagus grandifolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Fraxinus americana / Acer floridanum - Ostrya virginiana Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Ash / Southern Sugar Maple - Hophornbeam Forest
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Calcareous Bluff Beech - Magnolia Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is the most calcareous association of beech - magnolia forest. It occurs over calcareous rock or sediments on flats and slopes in the East Gulf Coastal Plain from Alabama through Florida and Georgia. Fagus grandifolia and Magnolia grandiflora dominate the canopy, with lesser amounts of Ulmus americana, Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carya glabra, Quercus shumardii, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus michauxii, Juglans nigra, and Pinus glabra. The subcanopy is typically dominated by Acer floridanum, and also includes Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Magnolia ashei, Ostrya virginiana, Persea palustris, Ulmus rubra, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cornus florida, Morus rubra, Ilex opaca var. opaca, and Quercus nigra. The shrub and woody vine stratum is diverse and generally well-developed, including species such as Aesculus pavia, Hydrangea quercifolia, Sabal minor, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Euonymus americanus, Styrax grandifolius, Stewartia malacodendron, Halesia sp., Arundinaria gigantea, Ilex decidua, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Callicarpa americana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax glauca, Smilax tamnoides, and Bignonia capreolata. Herbs include Melica mutica, Polystichum acrostichoides, Arisaema dracontium, Sanicula canadensis, Dioscorea quaternata, Sanguinaria canadensis, Phryma leptostachya, Carex basiantha, Botrychium virginianum, Oplismenus hirtellus, Smallanthus uvedalius, Asplenium platyneuron var. bacculum-rubrum, Laportea canadensis, Urtica chamaedryoides, and Collinsonia canadensis. Vascular epiphytes are Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana and Tillandsia usneoides.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The distribution and abundance of this association is uncertain. Examples occur at Florida Caverns State Park (Jackson County, Florida). This association should be compared to ~Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora - Fagus grandifolia / Hydrangea quercifolia / Thelypteris kunthii Forest (CEGL007461)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Fagus grandifolia and Magnolia grandiflora dominate the canopy of this calcareous beech - magnolia forest, with lesser amounts of Ulmus americana, Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carya glabra, Quercus shumardii, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus michauxii, Juglans nigra, and Pinus glabra. The subcanopy is typically dominated by Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), and also includes Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Magnolia ashei, Ostrya virginiana, Persea palustris, Ulmus rubra, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cornus florida, Morus rubra, Ilex opaca var. opaca, and Quercus nigra. The shrub and woody vine stratum is diverse and generally well-developed, including species such as Aesculus pavia, Hydrangea quercifolia, Sabal minor, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Euonymus americanus, Styrax grandifolius, Stewartia malacodendron, Halesia sp., Arundinaria gigantea (= ssp. gigantea), Ilex decidua, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Callicarpa americana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax glauca, Smilax tamnoides, and Bignonia capreolata. Herbs include Melica mutica, Polystichum acrostichoides, Arisaema dracontium, Sanicula canadensis, Dioscorea quaternata, Sanguinaria canadensis, Phryma leptostachya, Carex basiantha, Botrychium virginianum, Oplismenus hirtellus, Smallanthus uvedalius, Asplenium platyneuron var. bacculum-rubrum, Laportea canadensis, Urtica chamaedryoides, and Collinsonia canadensis. Vascular epiphytes are Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana and Tillandsia usneoides.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This most calcareous of beech - magnolia forest associations occurs over calcareous rock or sediments on flats and slopes.
Geographic Range: This beech - magnolia forest occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain from Alabama through Florida and Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
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.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.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.a American Beech - Southern Magnolia - Oak species Forest Group | G007 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A0369 American Beech - Southern Magnolia Forest Alliance | A0369 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL007458 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Ash / Southern Sugar Maple - Hophornbeam Forest | CEGL007458 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IA8e. Beech - Magnolia Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
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- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.