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CEGL007558 Pinus taeda - Chamaecyparis thyoides - Nyssa biflora / Lyonia lucida - Clethra alnifolia Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine - Atlantic White-cedar - Swamp Tupelo / Shining Fetterbush - Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Tidewater Nonriverine Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This type includes nonriverine swamps of the Outer Coastal Plain (embayed or tidewater region) of North Carolina, occurring on very large flats with a high water table. Soils are generally organic, such as Typic Medisaprists and Terric Medisaprists. The canopy is dominated by variable mixtures of Pinus taeda, Pinus serotina, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Taxodium distichum, Taxodium ascendens, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, and Liriodendron tulipifera. Many examples are dominated by Nyssa biflora, with Taxodium (of ambiguous species) and Pinus taeda as substantial minorities in the best examples. Acer rubrum is common in logged examples. Chamaecyparis thyoides is less common, and Liriodendron tulipifera and Pinus serotina are present in small numbers in only a few examples. The subcanopy is open to dense and consists of Magnolia virginiana, Persea palustris, and Cyrilla racemiflora. The shrub layer is often well-developed, though not pocosin-like, and characteristically includes Lyonia lucida, Ilex glabra, Clethra alnifolia, Cyrilla racemiflora, Vaccinium formosum, and Vaccinium fuscatum. Smilax laurifolia is a liana climbing into the canopy. The herb layer is poorly developed, with Woodwardia areolata, Woodwardia virginica, Carex spp., and Sphagnum spp.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by variable mixtures of Pinus taeda, Pinus serotina, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Taxodium distichum, Taxodium ascendens, Nyssa biflora, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, and Liriodendron tulipifera. Many examples are dominated by Nyssa biflora, with Taxodium (of ambiguous species) and Pinus taeda as substantial minorities in the best examples. Acer rubrum is common in logged examples. Chamaecyparis thyoides is less common, and Liriodendron tulipifera and Pinus serotina are present in small numbers in only a few examples (M. Schafale pers. comm. 2004). The subcanopy is open to dense and consists of Magnolia virginiana, Persea palustris, and Cyrilla racemiflora. The shrub layer is often well-developed, though not pocosin-like, and characteristically includes Lyonia lucida, Ilex glabra, Clethra alnifolia, Cyrilla racemiflora, Vaccinium formosum, and Vaccinium fuscatum. Smilax laurifolia is a liana climbing into the canopy. The herb layer is poorly developed, with Woodwardia areolata, Woodwardia virginica, Carex spp., and Sphagnum spp.
Dynamics: This association may occur in a long-term shifting mosaic with white-cedar forests (M. Schafale pers. comm. 2004).
Environmental Description: These are nonriverine swamps of the Outer Coastal Plain (embayed or tidewater region) of North Carolina, occurring on very large flats with high water table. Soils are generally organic, such as Typic Medisaprists and Terric Medisaprists.
Geographic Range: These nonriverine swamps occur in the Outer Coastal Plain (embayed or tidewater region) of North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.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.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A0378 <i>Magnolia virginiana - Nyssa biflora - Quercus laurifolia</i> Southeast Swamp Forest Alliance | A0378 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL007558 Loblolly Pine - Atlantic White-cedar - Swamp Tupelo / Shining Fetterbush - Coastal Sweet-pepperbush Swamp Forest | CEGL007558 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Fleming, G. P., K. D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2017. The natural communities of Virginia: A classification of ecological community groups and community types. Third approximation. Version 3.0. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-communities/]
- Fleming, G. P., and K. D. Patterson. 2011b. Analysis of Coastal Plain / Outer Piedmont bottomlands and non-alluvial wetlands in Virginia, 400 plots. In-house analysis, January 2011. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- 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.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Schafale, Mike P. Personal communication. Ecologist, 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.