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CEGL003843 Arundinaria tecta Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Switch Cane Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Saturated Canebrake
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association consists of wetlands, including Coastal Plain peat domes, and stream flats and saturated slopes in the Fall-line Sandhills, dominated by Arundinaria tecta, either without an overstory, or with widely scattered trees such as Nyssa biflora, Pinus serotina, and Liriodendron tulipifera. Herbs and other shrubs may be found in openings in stands, particularly after episodes of fire.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Fort Benning, Georgia, are small and of limited extent. Pinus serotina (locally at the northern edge of its range) is present in these stands (e.g., Training Area M6).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by Arundinaria tecta (= Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta), either without an overstory, or with widely scattered trees such as Nyssa biflora, Pinus serotina, and Liriodendron tulipifera. Herbs and other shrubs may be found in openings in stands, particularly after episodes of fire. These may include Lyonia lucida, Itea virginica, Ilex coriacea, Smilax laurifolia, Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra, Calopogon tuberosus, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Rhexia virginica, Solidago sp., and Sphagnum sp.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this vegetation occur in a variety of environments on the Coastal Plain. This includes Coastal Plain peat domes, as well as along-stream flats, or on saturated slopes in the Fall-line Sandhills region and other related environments. At Fort Benning, Georgia (locally at the northern edge of the range of Pinus serotina, and at the western terminus of the Fall-line Sandhills), this vegetation occurs on gentle slopes and in flats; the soils are mapped as Vaucluse sandy loam, 5-8% slopes; Bibb sandy loam, frequently flooded; and Troup, Vaucluse, and Pelion loamy sands, 8-15% slopes. Historically, stands in parts of the range (e.g., Fort Bragg, North Carolina) were very extensive. In other parts of the range, they may have always been smaller in size.
Geographic Range: This association has been found, at least historically, in the Coastal Plain from Virginia south possibly to Florida and possibly west to Alabama and Mississippi. It is only historic in several of these states.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL?, GA, MS?, NC, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.2 Temperate to Polar Bog & Fen Formation | F016 | 2.C.2 |
| Division | 2.C.2.Nb Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Pocosin Division | D324 | 2.C.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.2.Nb.1 Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry - Swamp Titi Bog & Fen Macrogroup | M065 | 2.C.2.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a Shining Fetterbush - Inkberry - Swamp Titi Pocosin & Shrub Bog Group | G186 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A0804 Switch Cane Wet Shrubland Alliance | A0804 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003843 Switch Cane Wet Shrubland | CEGL003843 | 2.C.2.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIB2c. Peatland Canebrake (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.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Mulligan, Maureen. Personal communication. Ecologist, TNC Fort Benning Project, Fort Benning, GA.
- 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.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.