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Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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, Aesculus pavia, 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35535-{EF1477B9-C18D-4977-823F-075047E1024C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 18
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 16-Dec-2012 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685498 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007282
  Translated: Live Oak - Sugarberry - Carolina Basswood / Red Buckeye - Yaupon Forest
  Common: Atlantic Coast Northern Calcareous Fringe Hardwood Forest
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
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(similar) CEGL007282
(similar) Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
(similar) Celtis laevigata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Aesculus pavia Forest