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Quercus hemisphaerica - Tilia americana var. caroliniana - Magnolia grandiflora / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus hemisphaerica - Tilia americana var. caroliniana - Magnolia grandiflora / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community is a mid-Atlantic near-coastal forest that occurs on the North Carolina and South Carolina mainland on dry-mesic to mesic soils with a substantial shell component. The canopy is a diverse mix of maritime and calciphilic species, with <i>Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus virginiana, Carya glabra, Quercus falcata, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Magnolia grandiflora, Sabal palmetto, Ulmus rubra</i>, and/or <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> dominant or abundant. Subcanopy species include <i>Persea palustris, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Nyssa sylvatica, Acer floridanum</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. Frequent shrubs include <i>Ilex vomitoria, Morella cerifera, Sabal minor, Aesculus pavia var. pavia</i>, and <i>Callicarpa americana</i>. Woody vines are abundant and diverse. Common herbs include <i>Mitchella repens, Polystichum acrostichoides, Scleria triglomerata, Dichanthelium boscii</i>, and <i>Galium</i> spp. Similar sites may occur south of North Carolina and northern South Carolina, but are probably not common. Additional information will be added from North Carolina Vegetation Survey plot data. Further information from South Carolina is needed to determine the extent and classification of this community. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35687-{E95D71FD-B304-40AA-B0F2-2ACD6E978764}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 23
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Jul-2009 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684381 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007470
  Translated: Darlington Oak - Carolina Basswood - Southern Magnolia / Red Buckeye - Yaupon Forest
  Common: Atlantic Coast Southern Calcareous Fringe Hardwood Forest
  Scientific: Quercus hemisphaerica - Tilia americana var. caroliniana - Magnolia grandiflora / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL007470
(similar) Quercus hemisphaerica - Tilia americana var. caroliniana - Magnolia grandiflora / Aesculus pavia - Ilex vomitoria Forest
(similar) Quercus falcata - Tilia americana var. caroliniana - Magnolia grandiflora / Ilex vomitoria Forest