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CEGL003859 Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Carya pallida / Quercus margarettae / Symplocos tinctoria East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - White Oak - Sand Hickory / Sand Post Oak / Horsesugar East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Dry Beech - White Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a dry-mesic forest of sandy slopes along ravines in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. These forests are very distinct from the richer beech-white oak forests, ~Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Liquidambar styraciflua / Magnolia grandiflora / Smilax pumila Forest (CEGL007210)$$, of finer-textured soils in the nearby Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain (both of these at Fort Benning, Georgia). Stands of this association have canopies dominated by Fagus grandifolia and Quercus alba. Other characteristic canopy species include Quercus nigra, Quercus rubra (which is absent from or rare in the canopy, and would be more likely found in the subcanopy), Pinus taeda, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy includes Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus velutina, Quercus rubra, Quercus margarettae, Magnolia virginiana, Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Ilex opaca, Ilex coriacea, and Acer leucoderme. Shrubs include Hamamelis virginiana, Prunus umbellata, Kalmia latifolia, Morella caroliniensis, Symplocos tinctoria, Euonymus americanus, Hydrangea arborescens, Persea borbonia, Leucothoe axillaris, and Vitis rotundifolia. The herb layer is only moderately diverse with a variable composition that includes Tipularia discolor, Medeola virginiana, Galax urceolata, Hexastylis arifolia, Polystichum acrostichoides, Collinsonia serotina, Smilax pumila, Osmunda cinnamomea, and Carex abscondita.
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 this association is typically dominated by Fagus grandifolia and Quercus alba. Other characteristic species include Quercus nigra, Quercus rubra (which is absent from or rare in the canopy, and would be more likely found in the subcanopy), Pinus taeda, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy includes Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus velutina, Quercus rubra, Quercus margarettae, Magnolia virginiana, Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Ilex opaca, Ilex coriacea, and Acer leucoderme. Shrubs include Hamamelis virginiana, Prunus umbellata, Kalmia latifolia, Morella caroliniensis, Symplocos tinctoria, Euonymus americanus, Hydrangea arborescens, Persea borbonia, Leucothoe axillaris, and Vitis rotundifolia. The herb layer is only moderately diverse with a variable composition that includes Tipularia discolor, Medeola virginiana, Galax urceolata, Hexastylis arifolia, Polystichum acrostichoides, Collinsonia serotina, Smilax pumila, Osmunda cinnamomea, and Carex abscondita.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this association are found on dry-mesic sandy slopes along ravines in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia and possibly other adjacent states.
Geographic Range: This forest is found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia (the western attenuated end of the Fall-line Sandhills) and possibly adjacent states. It could be found on sandy inclusions in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama, but would be less likely there.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688444
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.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.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A2059 American Beech - White Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A2059 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL003859 American Beech - White Oak - Sand Hickory / Sand Post Oak / Horsesugar East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest | CEGL003859 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
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.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- 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.