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CEGL007851 Quercus virginiana - Quercus pagoda - Liquidambar styraciflua / Sabal minor - Ilex vomitoria Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: This swamp forest, dominated by Quercus virginiana and Quercus pagoda, occurs in South Carolina and adjacent Georgia on low moist to wet flats, near the conceptual line between upland and saturated hydrologies.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Sweetgum / Dwarf Palmetto - Yaupon Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Southern Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Flat Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in South Carolina and adjacent Georgia on low moist to wet flats, near the conceptual line between upland and saturated hydrologies. These sites never receive overland flooding from rivers or streams. Quercus virginiana and Quercus pagoda dominate the canopy; other canopy and subcanopy species may include Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus nigra, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus phellos, Magnolia grandiflora, Ulmus americana, Ulmus alata, and Celtis laevigata var. laevigata. Sabal minor forms a dense shrub layer, often intermixed with substantial Ilex vomitoria and Morella cerifera. Woody vines are common and include Berchemia scandens, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Campsis radicans, and Bignonia capreolata. Herbs are few but may include Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, and Juncus coriaceus. Tillandsia usneoides and Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana are common epiphytes. Some areas supporting this community were in row-crop agriculture in the early eighteenth century, and the origin and naturalness of this community are somewhat uncertain.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples occur at Nemours Plantation (Beaufort County, South Carolina).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Quercus virginiana and Quercus pagoda dominate the canopy; other canopy and subcanopy species may include Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus nigra, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus phellos, Magnolia grandiflora, Ulmus americana, Ulmus alata, and Celtis laevigata var. laevigata. Sabal minor forms a dense shrub layer, often intermixed with substantial Ilex vomitoria and Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera). Woody vines are common and include Berchemia scandens, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Campsis radicans, and Bignonia capreolata. Herbs are few but may include Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, and Juncus coriaceus. Tillandsia usneoides and Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana are common epiphytes.
Dynamics: Some areas supporting this community were in row-crop agriculture in the early eighteenth century, and the origin and naturalness of this community are somewhat uncertain.
Environmental Description: This community occurs in South Carolina and adjacent Georgia on low moist to wet flats, near the conceptual line between upland and saturated hydrologies. These sites never receive overland flooding from rivers or streams.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in South Carolina and Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689279
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2Q
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A3634 Live Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Swamp Forest Alliance | A3634 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL007851 Live Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Sweetgum / Dwarf Palmetto - Yaupon Swamp Forest | CEGL007851 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
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.
- 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.