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CEGL004228 Quercus phellos - Quercus (pagoda, similis) - Pinus taeda / Chasmanthium laxum Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Willow Oak - (Cherrybark Oak, Bottomland Post Oak) - Loblolly Pine / Slender Woodoats Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Willow Oak Flatwoods Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This oak flat forest occurs on interstream flats over moist to wet soils in the Outer Coastal Plain of Georgia and possibly South Carolina. These communities never receive overland flooding from rivers and streams; soils are inundated by rainwater and a seasonally high water table. Quercus phellos is often the most dominant species and characterizes the community. Quercus pagoda, Quercus similis, and Quercus michauxii in some combination are also dominant in the canopy, along with Pinus taeda. Other canopy/subcanopy species include Quercus laurifolia, Quercus virginiana, Quercus nigra, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, and Pinus glabra. Common shrubs and woody vines include Sabal minor, Vaccinium spp., Morella cerifera, Crataegus spp., Smilax spp., Toxicodendron radicans, and Bignonia capreolata. Dominant herbs are Chasmanthium laxum, Scleria spp., and Mitchella repens. Hydrologically, this community lies at the conceptual boundary of upland and wetland communities.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The association is closely related to ~Quercus phellos - Quercus similis - Pinus palustris / Crataegus spp. / Carex cherokeensis Wet Forest (CEGL004831)$$, a rare calcareous community that also exists in the Outer Coastal Plain of Georgia. However, this association does not contain Pinus palustris, has fewer calciphiles, and oak species such as Quercus pagoda are more important.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: These communities are closed-canopy wet forests dominated by mixed hardwoods and Pinus taeda. The shrub stratum varies in density, though Vaccinium spp., Sabal minor, and Morella cerifera are usually present. The herbaceous stratum is typically dense with graminoids and vines.
Floristics: Trees species include Quercus phellos, Quercus similis, Quercus pagoda, Quercus michauxii, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus nigra, Quercus virginiana, Acer rubrum, Ulmus americana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Pinus taeda, and Pinus glabra. Shrubs and woody vines include Vaccinium virgatum, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Sabal minor, Serenoa repens, Morella cerifera, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Sabal palmetto, Hypericum hypericoides, Crataegus aestivalis, Crataegus marshallii, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Bignonia capreolata, Campsis radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Gelsemium sempervirens, and Vitis rotundifolia. Herb stratum species include Chasmanthium laxum, Dichanthelium commutatum (= var. commutatum), Juncus coriaceus, Mitchella repens, Scleria oligantha, and Scleria triglomerata. Epiphytes are uncommon but may include Tillandsia usneoides and Pleopeltis polypodioides. One example from McIntosh County, Georgia, is dominated in the canopy by Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Quercus similis, Quercus michauxii, and Pinus taeda. Magnolia virginiana forms a distinct subcanopy. The shrub stratum is dense with Serenoa repens, Sabal minor, Ditrysinia fruticosa (= Sebastiania fruticosa), Viburnum nudum, Lyonia lucida, and Ilex glabra. Quercus nigra and/or Liquidambar styraciflua may become more frequent in these forests depending on the level of disturbance.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This nonriverine wet oak flats community is found on interstream divides in the Outer Coastal Plain of Georgia and likely South Carolina. These communities never receive overland flooding from rivers and streams. However, soils are inundated by rainwater and a seasonally high water table.
Geographic Range: This community has been documented from Chatham, McIntosh, Long, Liberty, and Bryan counties, Georgia, and is possible in South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.856866
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.2 Swamp Tupelo - Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp & Flatwoods Macrogroup | M033 | 1.B.3.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Wet Flatwoods Group | G130 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Alliance | A3443 <i>Quercus michauxii - Quercus pagoda - Quercus laurifolia</i> Wet Flatwoods Forest Alliance | A3443 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Association | CEGL004228 Willow Oak - (Cherrybark Oak, Bottomland Post Oak) - Loblolly Pine / Slender Woodoats Wet Forest | CEGL004228 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
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.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, and P. S. White. 1998. A flexible, multipurpose method for recording vegetation composition and structure. Castanea 63:262-274.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.