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CEGL008551 Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron canescens - Symplocos tinctoria Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - White Oak / Mountain Laurel - Mountain Azalea - Horsesugar Forest
Colloquial Name: Ridge & Valley Small Stream Ravine Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This temporarily flooded forest occurs in the floodplain of small streams in ravines of the Ridge and Valley and adjacent Piedmont of Alabama. Frequency and duration of flooding are not known, but the duration probably is not long. The canopy is fairly open and dominated by Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. The shrub layer contains Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron canescens, Symplocos tinctoria, Hamamelis virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Arundinaria gigantea, Acer leucoderme, and Hydrangea quercifolia. The herbaceous layer may contain Carex picta, Mitchella repens, Chimaphila maculata, Uvularia sessilifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Polystichum acrostichoides, and varies somewhat from stand to stand. The hydrology of stands assigned here is variously interpreted as mesic (not a wetland), temporarily flooded, and intermittently flooded. As is typical with examples of this alliance, flooding may be for very short duration and does not strongly affect the floristics of the type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Documented by plots gathered by NatureServe ecologists in the Talladega National Forest. The Kalmia latifolia is not dense in this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of a typical stand is fairly open and dominated by Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. The shrub layer contains Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron canescens, Symplocos tinctoria, Hamamelis virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Arundinaria gigantea, Acer leucoderme, and Hydrangea quercifolia. The herbaceous layer may contain Carex picta, Mitchella repens, Chimaphila maculata, Uvularia sessilifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Polystichum acrostichoides, and varies somewhat from stand to stand.
Dynamics: Frequency and duration of flooding are not known, but the duration probably is not long. The hydrology of stands assigned here is variously interpreted as mesic (not a wetland), temporarily flooded, and intermittently flooded. As is typical with examples of this alliance, flooding may be for very short duration and does not strongly affect the floristics of the type.
Environmental Description: This temporarily flooded forest occurs in the floodplain of small streams in ravines of the Ridge and Valley and adjacent Piedmont of Alabama.
Geographic Range: This temporarily flooded forest occurs in the floodplain of small streams in ravines of the Ridge and Valley and adjacent Piedmont of Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689494
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.3 Appalachian-Interior-Northeastern Mesic Forest Macrogroup | M883 | 1.B.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.3.a American Beech - Tuliptree - Yellow Buckeye Forest Group | G020 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A3265 American Beech - Northern Red Oak Piedmont-Ridge & Valley Forest Alliance | A3265 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL008551 American Beech - White Oak / Mountain Laurel - Mountain Azalea - Horsesugar Forest | CEGL008551 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.