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CEGL003671 Pinus serotina - Gordonia lasianthus / Lyonia lucida Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond Pine - Loblolly-bay / Shining Fetterbush Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Pond Pine Woodland (Typic Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in Outer Coastal Plain peat domes and large peat-filled Carolina bays of eastern North Carolina and northern South Carolina. The open canopy consists of mixtures of Pinus serotina and Gordonia lasianthus, generally codominant. Various pocosin shrubs form a dense shrub stratum; typical species include Lyonia lucida, Ilex glabra, Ilex coriacea, Smilax laurifolia, Persea palustris, and others. The herb stratum is typically very sparse. In some areas, as in the Green Swamp, Brunswick County, North Carolina, this community occurs as islands in Pinus serotina / Cyrilla racemiflora - Lyonia lucida Woodland (Kologiski 1977). In other areas, it forms the landscape matrix in unbroken blocks of up to 100 square kilometers.
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: The open canopy consists of mixtures of Pinus serotina and Gordonia lasianthus, generally codominant. Various pocosin shrubs form a dense shrub stratum; typical species include Lyonia lucida, Ilex glabra, Ilex coriacea, Smilax laurifolia, Persea palustris, and others. The herb stratum is typically very sparse.
Dynamics: This community is maintained and altered by periodic fires.
Environmental Description: This community occurs in large peatlands of the outer and middle Coastal Plain of North Carolina and northern South Carolina. It is attributed to the Francis Marion National Forest of South Carolina.
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to the Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina, where it occurs in association with large peatlands.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689441
Confidence Level: Low
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 | A0581 Pond Pine Swamp Woodland Alliance | A0581 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL003671 Pond Pine - Loblolly-bay / Shining Fetterbush Swamp Woodland | CEGL003671 | 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: = Pinus serotina - Gordonia lasianthus / Lyonia lucida Community Type (Kologiski 1977)
< IIC1b. High Pocosin (Allard 1990)
< IIC1b. High Pocosin (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.
- Kologiski, R. L. 1977. The phytosociology of the Green Swamp, North Carolina. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Bulletin No. 250. 101 pp.
- 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.
- 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.