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Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association is a calcareous coastal fringe forest of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Two sites are known in North Carolina, both examples occurring on sandy soils with abundant shell associated with prehistoric shell midden sites. The short canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus virginiana</i>, with <i>Celtis laevigata var. laevigata</i> and/or <i>Tilia americana var. caroliniana</i> codominant or abundant. Other common species include <i>Ulmus rubra</i> and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. The understory includes <i>Persea palustris, Acer barbatum (= Acer floridanum), Zanthoxylum clava-herculis</i>, and <i>Carpinus caroliniana</i>. The most abundant shrubs are <i>Ilex vomitoria</i> and <i>Sabal minor</i>. Woody vines are common and include <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Berchemia scandens</i>, and <i>Smilax</i> spp. The herb stratum is sparse. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34832.CEGL007282
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Common: Atlantic Coast Northern Calcareous Fringe Hardwood Forest
  Translated: Live Oak - Sugarberry - Southern Basswood / Red Buckeye - Yaupon Forest
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
  Code: CEGL007282