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CEGL004704 Nyssa ogeche - Magnolia virginiana / Crinum americanum Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ogeechee Tupelo - Sweetbay / Swamplily Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Ogeechee Tupelo - Sweetbay Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in northern Florida on floodplain flats with a single channel, flooded for most of the year with flowing water. There is relatively little organic matter in the soil. The canopy is dominated by tall, straight Nyssa ogeche and Magnolia virginiana. Crinum americanum is the characteristic herb.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Based on Florida Natural Areas Inventory (1992b). More information is needed on this vegetation type and how it differs from related vegetation (either deciduous Nyssa floodplain forests or saturated types with Magnolia and Nyssa.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by tall, straight Nyssa ogeche and Magnolia virginiana. Crinum americanum is the characteristic herb. More detailed information is needed.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in northern Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689347
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A0378 <i>Magnolia virginiana - Nyssa biflora - Quercus laurifolia</i> Southeast Swamp Forest Alliance | A0378 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004704 Ogeechee Tupelo - Sweetbay / Swamplily Swamp Forest | CEGL004704 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Floodplain Swamp, Ogeechee Gum/Sweet Bay Swamp subtype (FNAI 1992b)
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 1992b. Natural community classification. Unpublished document. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 16 pp.
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.