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CEGL007373 Salix caroliniana Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coastal Plain Willow Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Willow Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation occurs primarily on riverfronts and lakeshores, potentially occurring across broad areas of the southeastern United States. Salix caroliniana is the dominant small tree and can form a dense to open or very open canopy. This community tends to occupy small areas, usually relatively linear or crescent-shaped patches associated with streamfronts, sand bars, etc., but sometimes it occupies larger areas. This vegetation results from flooding disturbance and is generally short-lived.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Similar vegetation occurs on scour bars in Virginia, but is treated in other associations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: On a lakeshore example documented in western Tennessee, this community is low diversity possibly due to inundation. Salix caroliniana is the dominant tree; other woody species include Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Cephalanthus occidentalis (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Dynamics: These communities result from flooding disturbance and are generally short-lived.
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs primarily on riverfronts and lakeshores. These small areas are usually relatively linear or crescent-shaped patches associated with streamfronts, sand bars, etc., but it sometimes occupies larger areas. These communities result from flooding disturbance and are generally short-lived.
Geographic Range: This vegetation potentially occurs across broad areas of the southeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, MD?, MS?, NC, SC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689775
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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 | A1914 Carolina Willow - Black Willow Coastal Plain Swamp Forest Alliance | A1914 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL007373 Coastal Plain Willow Swamp Forest | CEGL007373 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.