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CEGL004735 Quercus lyrata - Quercus laurifolia - Taxodium distichum / Saururus cernuus Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Overcup Oak - Laurel Oak - Bald-cypress / Lizard''s-tail Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Overcup Oak - Laurel Oak - Bald-cypress Blackwater Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation of sloughs and edges of backswamps in the Atlantic Coastal Plain has a mixture of cypress - gum swamp and bottomland hardwoods species, generally Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia, Taxodium distichum, Populus heterophylla, Fraxinus profunda, Quercus phellos, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Carya aquatica, Planera aquatica, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Along with the canopy species, other species that may be present in the subcanopy are Ulmus alata, Ilex decidua, Carpinus caroliniana, and Diospyros virginiana. The shrub layer ranges from sparse to a moderate coverage by species of the canopy and subcanopy layers with Sabal minor and Arundinaria gigantea. Herbaceous coverage usually is well-developed, and dominant species include Carex joorii, Carex intumescens, Carex lupulina, Boehmeria cylindrica, Justicia ovata, Saururus cernuus, and Leersia lenticularis. Other herbaceous species that occur include Commelina virginica, Lobelia cardinalis, Ludwigia palustris, Diodia virginiana, Gratiola virginiana, and others. The undergrowth (especially the prevalence of Saururus cernuus) is typical of cypress - gum swamps. This forest has well-developed canopy, subcanopy, and herbaceous strata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The exotic herb Ludwigia grandiflora is present in occurrences of this community.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy generally contains Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia, Taxodium distichum, Populus heterophylla, Fraxinus profunda, Quercus phellos, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Carya aquatica, Planera aquatica, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Along with the canopy species, other species that may be present in the subcanopy are Ulmus alata, Ilex decidua, Carpinus caroliniana, and Diospyros virginiana. The shrub layer ranges from sparse to a moderate coverage by species of the canopy and subcanopy layers with Sabal minor and Arundinaria gigantea. Herbaceous coverage usually is well-developed, and dominant species include Carex joorii, Carex intumescens, Carex lupulina, Boehmeria cylindrica, Justicia ovata, Saururus cernuus, and Leersia lenticularis. Other herbaceous species that occur include Commelina virginica, Lobelia cardinalis, Ludwigia palustris, Diodia virginiana, Gratiola virginiana, and others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation is found in sloughs and edges of backswamps. At the Congaree Swamp National Monument, there are several small creeks that enter Congaree Swamp from Fort Jackson and the surrounding Sandhills that would qualify as "blackwater" streams (L. L. Gaddy pers. comm.). These small creeks could provide habitat for this association.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Carolinas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC, VA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G5
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 | A3628 Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Coastal Plain Riparian Forest Alliance | A3628 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL004735 Overcup Oak - Laurel Oak - Bald-cypress / Lizard''s-tail Floodplain Forest | CEGL004735 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: Quercus lyrata - Quercus laurifolia / (Arundinaria gigantea) Forest (CEGL007801) was provisionally developed for the Congaree Swamp National Monument (TNC n.d. [1998]), but was not entered into the BCD. It was conceptually merged into CEGL004735, and it
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus lyrata - Quercus laurifolia / (Arundinaria gigantea) Forest (Landaal et al. 1998) [Plots 2-30; 2-31; 2-58]
= Blackwater Bottomland Hardwoods (Swamp Transition Subtype) (Schafale 2012)
= Blackwater Bottomland Hardwoods (Swamp Transition Subtype) (Schafale 2012)
- Gaddy, L. L. Chick. Personal communication. Private consultant, Columbia, SC.
- Landaal, S., A. Weakley, and J. Drake. 1998. Classification of the vegetation of Congaree National Park. Report to BRD-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Chapel Hill, NC. 67 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.
- SCWMRD [South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Columbia.
- 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.
- Schafale, Mike P. Personal communication. Ecologist, North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.