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Pinus taeda - Quercus laurifolia - Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Quercus virginiana) / Vaccinium elliottii Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus taeda - Quercus laurifolia - Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Quercus virginiana) / Vaccinium elliottii Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: These forests occur along sandy blackwater streams, and on low, sandy terraces and levees, on the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina. The canopy is dominated by Pinus taeda, Quercus laurifolia, and Chamaecyparis thyoides. The canopy of some stands will contain Quercus virginiana. Other canopy species that may be present include Quercus lyrata, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The understory may contain Acer rubrum, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca, and Magnolia virginiana. The often dense shrub layer may contain Itea virginica, Cyrilla racemiflora, Clethra alnifolia, and Vaccinium elliottii among other species. Arundinaria gigantea is also common in these forests. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20508.PINUSTAEDAQUERC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Loblolly Pine - Diamondleaf Oak - Atlantic White-cedar - (Live Oak) / Mayberry Forest
  Code: CEGL007548
  Scientific: Pinus taeda - Quercus laurifolia - Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Quercus virginiana) / Vaccinium elliottii Forest
  Common: Atlantic Coastal Plain Loblolly Pine - Oak - Atlantic White-cedar Blackwater Stream Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685214 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus taeda - Quercus laurifolia - Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Quercus virginiana) / Vaccinium elliottii Forest