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CEGL004429 Taxodium distichum - Nyssa biflora / Berchemia scandens - Toxicodendron radicans / Woodwardia areolata Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bald-cypress - Swamp Tupelo / Alabama Supplejack - Eastern Poison-ivy / Netted Chainfern Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Bald-cypress - Swamp Tupelo Nonriverine Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a nonriverine swamp forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia. Surface water stands in low spots in the winter, but overall the hydrology is probably best considered to be saturated. Vegetation is dominated by Taxodium distichum and Nyssa biflora, with less frequent Populus heterophylla, Nyssa aquatica, and Fraxinus profunda. Disturbed examples of this community may exhibit a dominance of Nyssa aquatica. The subcanopy includes Acer rubrum and Ilex opaca. The shrub stratum includes infrequent Viburnum nudum. Woody vines and lianas are frequent and include Berchemia scandens, Campsis radicans, Smilax rotundifolia, Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Decumaria barbara. The herb stratum is not well-developed but includes Woodwardia areolata.
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: Stands are dominated by Taxodium distichum and Nyssa biflora, with less frequent Populus heterophylla, Nyssa aquatica, and Fraxinus profunda. Disturbed examples of this community may exhibit a dominance of Nyssa aquatica, for example at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (M.P. Schafale pers. comm.). The subcanopy includes Acer rubrum and Ilex opaca. The shrub stratum includes infrequent Viburnum nudum. Woody vines and lianas are frequent and include Berchemia scandens, Campsis radicans, Smilax rotundifolia, Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Decumaria barbara. The herb stratum is not well-developed but includes Woodwardia areolata.
Dynamics: After heavy logging and hydrologic alterations, this community may be replaced by the successional forest ~Acer rubrum var. trilobum - (Nyssa biflora) / Clethra alnifolia - (Persea palustris) Ruderal Wet Forest (CEGL007445)$$ (G.P. Fleming pers. comm.).
Environmental Description: This is a nonriverine swamp forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia. Surface water stands in low spots in the winter, but overall the hydrology is probably best considered to be saturated. More information is needed.
Geographic Range: This nonriverine swamp forest occurs on the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | CEGL004429 Bald-cypress - Swamp Tupelo / Alabama Supplejack - Eastern Poison-ivy / Netted Chainfern Swamp Forest | CEGL004429 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
Concept Lineage: merged in based on communication with M.P. Schafale
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Nyssa biflora - Taxodium distichum - Acer rubrum / Clethra alnifolia / Woodwardia areolata Seasonally Flooded Forest (Fleming and Moorhead 1998)
< Nonriverine Swamp Forest (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
< Nonriverine Swamp Forest (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
- Fleming, G. P., K. D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2017. The natural communities of Virginia: A classification of ecological community groups and community types. Third approximation. Version 3.0. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-communities/]
- Fleming, G. P., and K. D. Patterson. 2011b. Analysis of Coastal Plain / Outer Piedmont bottomlands and non-alluvial wetlands in Virginia, 400 plots. In-house analysis, January 2011. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- Fleming, G. P., and W. H. Moorhead, III. 1998. Comparative wetlands ecology study of the Great Dismal Swamp, Northwest River, and North Landing River in Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report 98-9. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. Unpublished report submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 181 pp. plus appendices.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.