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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 <i>Pinus taeda, Quercus laurifolia</i>, and <i>Chamaecyparis thyoides</i>. The canopy of some stands will contain <i>Quercus virginiana</i>. Other canopy species that may be present include <i>Quercus lyrata, Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The understory may contain <i>Acer rubrum, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>. The often dense shrub layer may contain <i>Itea virginica, Cyrilla racemiflora, Clethra alnifolia</i>, and <i>Vaccinium elliottii</i> among other species. <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> is also common in these forests. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35437.CEGL007548
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]
Names:   Common: Atlantic Coastal Plain Loblolly Pine - Oak - Atlantic White-cedar Blackwater Stream Forest
  Translated: Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak - Atlantic White-cedar - (Live Oak) / Elliott's Blueberry Forest
  Scientific: Pinus taeda - Quercus laurifolia - Chamaecyparis thyoides - (Quercus virginiana) / Vaccinium elliottii Forest
  Code: CEGL007548
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685214 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo