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CEGL004781 Acer rubrum var. trilobum / Morella caroliniensis - Gaylussacia frondosa / Andropogon glomeratus - (Sarracenia flava) Seep Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Carolina Red Maple / Southern Bayberry - Blue Huckleberry / Bushy Bluestem - (Yellow Pitcherplant) Seep Woodland
Colloquial Name: Uwharrie Mountains Acidic Seep Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These seasonally saturated, open-canopied, acidic seeps are found in the Uwharrie Mountains portion of the Piedmont of North Carolina, where they are part of a hillside seepage bog complex. The vegetation is patchy with areas of open canopy and areas with no canopy. Shrubs may be sparse to dense. Canopy species include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Pinus palustris, and Pinus taeda. Morella caroliniensis, Gaylussacia frondosa, Vaccinium formosum, Viburnum rufidulum, Alnus serrulata, and Aronia arbutifolia occur in the shrub layers. The herb layer may contain Andropogon glomeratus, Calamovilfa brevipilis, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum, Danthonia spicata, Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Hypericum setosum, Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea, Panicum virgatum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Polygala lutea, Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Sarracenia x catesbaei, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax laurifolia, Solidago stricta, Sphagnum spp., and Xyris ambigua among other species.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Canopy species include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Pinus palustris, and Pinus taeda. Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Vaccinium formosum, Viburnum rufidulum, Alnus serrulata, and Aronia arbutifolia occur in the shrub layers. The herb layer may contain Andropogon glomeratus, Calamovilfa brevipilis, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (= Aster dumosus var. dumosus), Danthonia spicata, Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Hypericum setosum, Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea, Panicum virgatum, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Polygala lutea, Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa, Sarracenia x catesbaei, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax laurifolia, Solidago stricta, Sphagnum spp., and Xyris ambigua, among other species.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These seasonally saturated, open-canopied, acidic seeps are part of a hillside seepage bog complex.
Geographic Range: This type is found in the Uwharrie Mountains portion of the Piedmont of North Carolina.
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.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.a Red Maple - Blackgum - Sweetgum Seepage Forest Group | G044 | 1.B.3.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3358 Red Maple / Hazel Alder - Common Winterberry Appalachian-Piedmont Seepage Forest Alliance | A3358 | 1.B.3.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004781 Carolina Red Maple / Southern Bayberry - Blue Huckleberry / Bushy Bluestem - (Yellow Pitcherplant) Seep Woodland | CEGL004781 | 1.B.3.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIA9a. Forested Mountain Seep (Allard 1990)
< Red Maple: 108 (Eyre 1980)
< Red Maple: 108 (Eyre 1980)
- 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.
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.