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CEGL007278 Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya tomentosa / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Black Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Flowering Dogwood / Striped Prince''s-pine Forest
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain White Oak - Black Oak Mesic Inner Slope Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes mesic slope forests of the Inner Coastal Plain of South Carolina. The canopy is dominated by Quercus alba and Quercus velutina, with Quercus falcata, Carya tomentosa, and Carya pallida. Some examples could contain Carya glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Pinus taeda. Canopy composition is dependent on past history of timber removal. The understory contains Quercus nigra, Quercus alba, Carya pallida, and Cornus florida, along with scattered individuals of Prunus serotina and Sassafras albidum. In addition to Chimaphila maculata, the herbaceous stratum contains Aristolochia serpentaria, Mitchella repens, Galium sp., and Euphorbia corollata. Common vines are Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax glauca, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis rotundifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Based on 16 plots from Savannah River Site, after Jones et al. (1981b); White oak - dogwood - pipsissewa Community; 16 stands sampled.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this vegetation is dominated by Quercus alba and Quercus velutina, with Quercus falcata, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), and Carya pallida (Jones et al. 1981b). Some examples could contain Carya glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Pinus taeda. Canopy composition is dependent on past history of timber removal. The understory contains Quercus nigra, Quercus alba, Carya pallida, and Cornus florida, along with scattered individuals of Prunus serotina and Sassafras albidum. In addition to Chimaphila maculata, the herbaceous stratum contains Aristolochia serpentaria, Mitchella repens, Galium sp., and Euphorbia corollata. Common vines are Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax glauca, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis rotundifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association includes mesic slope forests of the Inner Coastal Plain of South Carolina.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the Inner Coastal Plain of South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3234 White Oak - Mockernut Hickory Mesic Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A3234 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL007278 White Oak - Black Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Flowering Dogwood / Striped Prince''s-pine Forest | CEGL007278 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = White oak - dogwood - pipsissewa Community (Jones et al. 1981b)
- Jones, S. M., D. H. Van Lear, and S. K. Cox. 1981b. Major forest community types of the Savannah River Plant: A field guide. USDE Savannah River Plant, National Environmental Research Park Program. Report No. SRO-NERP-9. 79 pp. plus 24 illustrations.
- 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.