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G553 Acer rubrum - Pinus taeda - Liquidambar styraciflua Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Group
Type Concept Sentence: This forest group represents vegetation growing on wetland sites which have been subjected to anthropogenic disturbance and are dominated by native trees which are characteristic of disturbed wetland sites (i.e., Acer rubrum, Celtis laevigata, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus taeda).
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Maple - Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Group
Colloquial Name: Southeastern Native Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Group
Type Concept: This forest group represents vegetation growing on wetland sites which have been subjected to anthropogenic disturbance and are dominated by native trees which are characteristic of disturbed wetland sites, such as Acer rubrum, Celtis laevigata, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Pinus taeda. Managed tree plantations are not included here, except for planted stands which are not managed and have become mixed with other trees. This group does not include stands managed as monocultures of one tree species, for forestry or in orchards. Wetland forests are subject to natural disturbances such as flooding, tornados, and hurricanes. Successional forests in functioning natural landscapes may regenerate following natural disturbances; those forests are not considered ruderal and are not included here.
Diagnostic Characteristics: These are anthropogenically disturbed (i.e., disturbed by human activity), ruderal wetland forests of the south-central and southeastern United States. Acer rubrum and Liquidambar styraciflua are typical codominant trees, but the group is floristically variable and lacks diagnostic tree species which can be used for all sites.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The similar NVC types listed include floristically similar but not ruderal forest vegetation found in wetlands of the south-central and southeastern United States. This group concept may be original, a literature review is needed to confirm this.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: Usually these forests are of mixed deciduous and evergreen physiognomy.
Floristics: These forests are dominated by trees which are characteristic of disturbed wetland sites (i.e., Acer rubrum, Celtis laevigata, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus taeda).
Dynamics: Many stands of these forests are the result of succession on previously cleared sites, including formerly agricultural land. These forests are prone to the same natural disturbances typical of wetlands in the southeastern United States: flooding (which may be severe), tornados, hurricanes, drought, and in some instances wildland fire (during drought conditions). Freezing temperatures do occur in winter as far south as southern Florida, and many of the ruderal wetland forests there show dominance or codominance of Acer rubrum. Many forests which were initiated as tree plantations, but have been subject to severe natural disturbance belong in this group. Also here are stands initiated as tree plantations which have become codominated by other tree species which have naturally persisted or dispersed and regenerated into a stand, and where the stand is not presently intensively managed as a tree plantation.
Environmental Description: This group occurs in areas prone to flooding, such as along rivers and creeks, or on hydric soil flats which may be extensive and poorly drained. Climate: Warm temperate. Soil/substrate/hydrology: Generally occurs on hydric soils, or on bottomland and other soils on flats and depressions which are prone to some flooding (but are not hydric).
Geographic Range: This group is found in warm temperate areas in the south-central and southeastern United States, from Virginia to Florida, west to Arkansas and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.848739
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Red Maple - Tuliptree - Sugarberry Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M310 | 1.B.3.Nb.90 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a Red Maple - Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Group | G553 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A3343 Red Maple - Tuliptree Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Alliance | A3343 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A3344 Honey Mesquite - Cedar Elm Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Woodland Alliance | A3344 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A3345 Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Alliance | A3345 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: >< Loblolly Pine - Hardwood: 82 (Eyre 1980)
>< Sweetgum - Willow Oak: 92 (Eyre 1980)
> Sweetgum - Yellow-Poplar: 87 (Eyre 1980)
>< Sweetgum - Willow Oak: 92 (Eyre 1980)
> Sweetgum - Yellow-Poplar: 87 (Eyre 1980)
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, S. Gawler, M. Hall, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, L. Sneddon, K. Schulz, J. Teague, M. Russo, K. Snow, and P. Comer, editors. 2010-2019a. Divisions, Macrogroups and Groups for the Revised U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. plus appendices. [in preparation]