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CEGL004483 Fraxinus pennsylvanica - (Ulmus americana) - Pinus taeda / Morella cerifera - Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Tidal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Green Ash - (American Elm) - Loblolly Pine / Wax-myrtle - Southern Red-cedar Forest
Colloquial Name: North Carolina Ash-Maple-Pine Tidal Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a tidal forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina dominated by Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, and including Persea palustris and Pinus taeda. The subcanopy is dominated by Persea palustris and canopy species. The shrub layer is dominated by Morella cerifera, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Baccharis halimifolia, and Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans. This community occurs in a repeating and predictable pattern in upper reaches of tidal streams in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association are dominated by Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, and include Persea palustris and Pinus taeda. The subcanopy is dominated by Persea palustris and canopy species. The shrub layer is dominated by Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Baccharis halimifolia, and Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in a repeating and predictable pattern in upper reaches of tidal streams in the outer Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in upper reaches of tidal streams in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. It is not known from Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689616
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.b Green Ash - American Elm - Black Willow Floodplain Forest Group | G759 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A3705 Green Ash - Red Maple - Southern Red-cedar Tidal Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3705 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL004483 Green Ash - (American Elm) - Loblolly Pine / Wax-myrtle - Southern Red-cedar Forest | CEGL004483 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.