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Comm #1231	Ceanothus oliganthus - Heteromeles arbutifolia - Rhus ovata Shrubland » more details accession code: VB.CC.37451.CEGL003610		14	This shrubland association occurs on somewhat steep to steep northeast- and northwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 336 and 677 m. It is characterized by the dominance of <i>Ceanothus oliganthus</i> and subdominance of <i>Heteromeles arbutifolia</i> in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is generally sparse. The emergent tree layer includes occasional <i>Juglans californica</i> and <i>Quercus agrifolia</i>.
Comm #1232	NY Heritage: Hemlock-northern hardwood forest » more details accession code: VB.CC.28655.NYHERITAGEHEMLO	Ecological Communities of New York, 2nd Ed.	14	A mixed forest that typically occurs on middle to lower slopes of ravines, on cool, mid-elevation slopes, and on moist, well-drained sites at the margins of swamps. In any one stand, eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is codominant with any one to three of the following: American beech (Fagus grandifolia), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), red maple (A. rubrum), black cherry (Prunus serotina), white pine (Pinus strobus), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), black birch (B. lenta), red oak (Quercus rubra), and basswood (Tilia americana). The relative cover of eastern hemlock is quite variable, ranging from nearly pure stands in some steep ravines to as little as 20% of the canopy cover. Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) is often prominent as a mid-story tree. The shrublayer may be sparse; characteristic shrubs are hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides), maple-leaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium), and raspberries (Rubus spp.). In some ravines, especially in the southern part of the state, rosebay (Rhododendron maximum) forms a dense subcanopy or tall shrublayer. Canopy cover can be quite dense, resulting in low light intensities on the forest floor and hence a relatively sparse groundlayer. Characteristic groundlayer plants are Indian cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana), Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense), shining fir clubmoss (Huperzia lucidula), common wood fern (Dryopteris intermedia), mountain wood fern (Dryopteris campyloptera), christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), star flower (Trientalis borealis), sessile-leaved bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia), common wood-sorrel (Oxalis montana), partridge berry (Mitchella repens), foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), round-leaf violet (Viola rotundifolia), twisted stalk (Streptopus roseus), purple trillium (Trillium erectum), and the moss Leucobryum glaucum. In forests that have American beech as a codominant, beech-drops (Epifagus virginiana) is a common herb. Characteristic birds include wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa), black-throated green warbler (Dendroica virens), and Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens). This is a broadly defined and very widespread community, with many regional and edaphic variants. For example, in the Hudson Valley, eastern hemlock is sometimes codominant with red oak; in the Adirondacks, yellow birch and sugar maple are sometimes codominant, with a relatively small number of eastern hemlocks as well as a few red spruce (Picea rubens). More data on the shrublayer and groundlayer composition are needed before these regional variants can be distinguished as separate types.
Comm #1233	SALIX SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE » more details accession code: VB.cc.30552.SALIXSEASONALLY	NVC 2004	14
Comm #1234	PHLOX DIFFUSA ALLIANCE » more details accession code: VB.CC.13028.PHLOXDIFFUSAALL	Jennings 2003. Vegetation alliances: composition and function.	14
Comm #1235	Mountain / Piedmont Basic Woodland » more details accession code: VB.CC.29093.MOUNTAINPIEDMON	2004 VA Natural Heritage Communities Report	14
Comm #1236	Pinus serotina / Zenobia pulverulenta - Cyrilla racemiflora - Lyonia lucida Wooded Wet Shrubland » more details accession code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33246-{5A8AB349-D0AD-4B2E-BBDD-AD6EC5252370}	NatureServe Biotics 2019	14	Deciduous high pocosin (actually mixed, but with a large and sometimes dominant component of deciduous shrubs). Stands are characterized by scattered <i>Pinus serotina</i> over dense deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Dominant shrubs include <i>Zenobia pulverulenta, Cyrilla racemiflora</i>, and <i>Lyonia lucida</i>. <i>Kalmia cuneata</i> is often present and sometimes abundant.
Comm #1237	Panhandle Longleaf Pine Clayhills » more details accession code: urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:commConcept:28574-{65EB6336-D031-4C0B-AFBB-366089120C33} NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTED	S. Carr PhD	14
Comm #1238	DODECATHEON REDOLENS SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE » more details accession code: VB.cc.29998.DODECATHEONREDO	NVC 2004	14
Comm #1239	Pinus palustris / Arundinaria tecta - Liquidambar styraciflua / Andropogon glomeratus - Sarracenia minor Woodland » more details accession code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33281-{48D600D2-E31F-485B-A1FE-04A03C89FEA4}	NatureServe Biotics 2019	14	This saturated longleaf pine woodland association is restricted to South Carolina. The open canopy of this association is dominated by <i>Pinus palustris</i>. The woody understory may contain <i>Arundinaria tecta</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. Some characteristic herbs include <i>Andropogon glomeratus</i> and <i>Sarracenia minor</i>. This is found on finer-textured soils. A higher cover of <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> may indicate a longer fire-return interval. More detailed information to be added from North Carolina Vegetation Survey plot data.
Comm #1240	Taxodium ascendens / Cyrilla racemiflora - Zenobia pulverulenta Swamp Woodland » more details accession code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32601-{EAECFC9C-B2B1-4F91-B9CA-23D8C9BA889E}	NatureServe Biotics 2019	14	This association includes clay-based Carolina bays and other seasonally flooded depressions in the Middle and Inner Coastal Plain of North Carolina and South Carolina, dominated by an open to closed canopy of <i>Taxodium ascendens</i> (or sometimes <i>Nyssa biflora</i>), with a dense shrub layer of <i>Cyrilla racemiflora, Zenobia pulverulenta</i> (white form), <i>Lyonia lucida, Vaccinium fuscatum, Vaccinium formosum</i>, and <i>Ilex amelanchier</i>.