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CEGL004679 Nyssa biflora - Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum var. trilobum / Clethra alnifolia Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Tupelo - Sweetgum - Carolina Red Maple / Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Nonriverine Swamp Forest (Sweetgum Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: In this nonriverine swamp forest, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa biflora, and Acer rubrum var. trilobum are the constant and dominant species, with lesser amounts (and lower constancy) of Ulmus rubra, Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Nyssa aquatica, Populus heterophylla, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus pagoda, Quercus shumardii, Quercus lyrata, Taxodium distichum, and Taxodium ascendens. Subcanopy species can include Ilex opaca, Fraxinus caroliniana, and Magnolia virginiana. Clethra alnifolia is the characteristic shrub species, and often grows densely. Typical herbs (none with high cover) are Carex gigantea, Carex louisianica, Lobelia inflata, and Saururus cernuus. This association occurs at Roquist Pocosin, near the mouth of the Roanoke River, and in other wet nonriverine flats. the species composition suggests a higher nutrient status than some other nonriverine swamp associations.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is less well-know than many others in terms of what we know about its ecology. The canopy composition is largely of tree species that are considered rather weedy, and may somewhat reflect universal alteration of the few examples rather than fully natural condition. More degraded examples are difficult to tell from degraded examples of CEGL007447 and CEGL007449, which may have Liquidambar-Acer canopies. Liquidambar is fairly strongly indicative of mineral soils in nonriverine situations and distinguishes this type from other nonriverine swamp forests even in degraded condition (M. Schafale pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In stands of this association, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa biflora, and Acer rubrum var. trilobum are the constant and dominant species, with lesser amounts (and lower constancy) of Ulmus rubra, Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Nyssa aquatica, Populus heterophylla, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus pagoda, Quercus shumardii, Quercus lyrata, Taxodium distichum, and Taxodium ascendens. Subcanopy species can include Ilex opaca, Fraxinus caroliniana, and Magnolia virginiana. Clethra alnifolia is the characteristic shrub species, and often grows densely. Typical herbs (none with high cover) are Carex gigantea, Carex louisianica, Lobelia inflata, and Saururus cernuus.
Dynamics: This association may be the "climax" equivalent of ~Pinus taeda - Acer rubrum - Liquidambar styraciflua / Arundinaria tecta Ruderal Wet Forest (CEGL004649)$$ (M.P. Schafale pers. comm. 2004).
Environmental Description: This association is found in wet nonriverine flats of the Coastal Plain.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in a very limited area of the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina (and possibly adjacent states).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.2 Swamp Tupelo - Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp & Flatwoods Macrogroup | M033 | 1.B.3.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a Swamp Tupelo - Ogeechee Tupelo - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp Group | G038 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
| Alliance | A3635 Swamp Tupelo Swamp Forest Alliance | A3635 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004679 Swamp Tupelo - Sweetgum - Carolina Red Maple / Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Swamp Forest | CEGL004679 | 1.B.3.Nb.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
- NCNHP [North Carolina Natural Heritage Program]. No date. Unpublished data. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- 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.