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CEGL007783 Crataegus rufula Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: This association accommodates isolated seasonal depression ponds dominated by Crataegus rufula, which occur in southwestern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and Panhandle Florida.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rusty Hawthorn Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Rusty Hawthorn Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association accommodates isolated seasonal depression ponds dominated by Crataegus rufula, which occur in southwestern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and Panhandle Florida. Few other plants are present other than scattered Cephalanthus occidentalis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Noted on the Conecuh National Forest in a series of upland ponds, south of Mossy Pond (M. Pyne and S. Landaal pers. obs. 1998).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association are dominated by Crataegus rufula. Few other plants are present other than scattered Cephalanthus occidentalis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs in isolated seasonal depression ponds in a matrix of Pinus palustris-dominated mesic to dry-mesic uplands in southwestern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and Panhandle Florida. These scattered wetland inclusions are found in predominantly mesic to dry-mesic uplands.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of southwestern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and Panhandle Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689611
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.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.2 Swamp Tupelo - Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp & Flatwoods Macrogroup | M033 | 1.B.3.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a Swamp Tupelo - Ogeechee Tupelo - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp Group | G038 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
| Alliance | A0320 May Hawthorn - Riverflat Hawthorn - Rusty Hawthorn Swamp Forest Alliance | A0320 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007783 Rusty Hawthorn Swamp Forest | CEGL007783 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Pyne, Milo. Personal communication. Southeast Regional Ecologist. NatureServe, Southeast Regional Office, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.