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CEGL007459 Fagus grandifolia - Magnolia grandiflora / Ilex opaca - (Persea borbonia) / Mitchella repens Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - Southern Magnolia / American Holly - (Redbay) / Partridgeberry Forest
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Acidic Loam Beech - Magnolia Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs in ravines, protected coves, and sometimes on broad upland flats protected from fire in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. These are upland sites which are not subject to flooding, or sometimes in temporarily flooded situations. Intact examples are closed canopy consisting of Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Pinus glabra, Quercus alba, Quercus hemisphaerica, and Carya glabra. The subcanopy includes Ilex opaca, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Cornus florida, and Persea borbonia. The shrub stratum includes Arundinaria tecta, Callicarpa americana, Euonymus americanus, Hamamelis virginiana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Symplocos tinctoria, Vaccinium elliottii, and Vaccinium virgatum. The herb stratum is very open, and may contain Mitchella repens, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, Polystichum acrostichoides, and Scleria triglomerata. The vascular epiphytes Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana and Tillandsia usneoides are often common. This association is distinguished from those of the Gulf Coastal Plain by the absence of many species variously occurring in Gulf Coastal Plain associations.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is distinguished from those of the Gulf Coastal Plain by the absence of many species variously occurring in Gulf Coastal Plain associations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The closed canopy of stands of this type consists of Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Pinus glabra, Quercus alba, Quercus hemisphaerica, and Carya glabra. The subcanopy includes Ilex opaca, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Cornus florida, and Persea borbonia. The shrub stratum includes Arundinaria tecta (= Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta), Callicarpa americana, Euonymus americanus, Hamamelis virginiana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Symplocos tinctoria, Vaccinium elliottii, and Vaccinium virgatum. The herb stratum is very open, and may contain Mitchella repens, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, Polystichum acrostichoides, and Scleria triglomerata. The vascular epiphytes Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana and Tillandsia usneoides are often common. This type currently includes forests at the Savannah River Site which have low abundance of Fagus grandifolia and Magnolia grandiflora, possibly as a result of previous disturbance (Whipple et al. 1981).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs in ravines and on broad upland flats in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which are not subject to flooding, or sometimes in temporarily flooded situations.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the Atlantic Coastal Plain from South Carolina to Georgia and possibly Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL?, GA, SC, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689589
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.a American Beech - Southern Magnolia - Oak species Forest Group | G007 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A0369 American Beech - Southern Magnolia Forest Alliance | A0369 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL007459 American Beech - Southern Magnolia / American Holly - (Redbay) / Partridgeberry Forest | CEGL007459 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Nyssa sylvatica-Persea borbonia Community (Whipple et al. 1981)
= Beech-Magnolia Forest (Batson et al. 1957)
< IA8e. Beech - Magnolia Forest (Allard 1990)
= Beech-Magnolia Forest (Batson et al. 1957)
< IA8e. Beech - Magnolia Forest (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.
- Batson, W. T., W. R. Kelly, L. F. Swails, Jr., and F. F. Welbourne, Jr. 1957. An ecological study of the fauna and flora of the Savannah River Plant area. Part VII. Distributional studies of the flora. 3: The vegetation of a mature beech-magnolia forest within the Gantt Tract. University of South Carolina Publication Series III, Biology 2:65-71.
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Whipple, S. A., L. H. Wellman, and B. J. Good. 1981. A classification of hardwood and swamp forests on the Savannah River Plant, SC. USDE Savannah River Plant National Environmental Research Park Program. SRO-NERP-6. 36 pp.