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Vegetation of the Carolinas

Piedmont upland forests
Piedmont mesic forests
Felsic mesic forest
Quercus rubra - Quercus alba - Carya glabra / Geranium maculatum Forest (CEGL007237)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Tsuga canadensis - Liriodendron tulipifera - Betula lenta / Rhododendron maximum Forest (CEGL007543)
» 4th approx: Acidic Cove Forest (Typic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Mafic mesic forest
Tilia americana var. heterophylla - Fraxinus americana - (Ulmus rubra) / Sanguinaria canadensis - (Aquilegia canadensis, Asplenium rhizophyllum) Forest (CEGL007711)
» 4th approx: Rich Cove Forest (Foothills Rich Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tilia americana var. heterophylla - (Aesculus flava) / Actaea racemosa Forest (CEGL007291)
» 4th approx: Rich Cove Forest (Foothills Intermediate Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin / Podophyllum peltatum Forest (CEGL006055)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Felsic dry-mesic forest
Quercus alba - Carya glabra / Mixed Herbs Coastal Plain Forest (CEGL007226)
» 4th approx: Dry-Mesic Oak--Hickory Forest (Coastal Plain Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Cornus florida / Polystichum acrostichoides - Hexastylis virginica Forest (CEGL008465)
» 4th approx: Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest (Piedmont Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Fagus grandifolia - Liriodendron tulipifera / Euonymus americana / Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Forest (CEGL007201)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus alba - Carya alba / Euonymus americana / Hexastylis arifolia Forest (CEGL006227)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - (Clethra acuminata, Leucothoe fontanesiana) Forest (CEGL007136)
» 4th approx: Canada Hemlock Forest (Typic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Mafic dry-mesic forest
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana - Acer (barbatum, leucoderme) / Actaea racemosa - Sanguinaria canadensis Forest (CEGL008466)
» 4th approx: Basic Mesic Forest (Piedmont subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Tilia americana var. caroliniana / Ostrya virginiana Forest (CEGL004542)
» 4th approx: Dry Basic Oak--Hickory Forest (Piedmont Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Bluff forest
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - (Quercus prinus) / Kalmia latifolia - (Rhododendron catawbiense) Forest (CEGL004539)
» 4th approx: Piedmont/Coastal Plain Heath Bluff
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest (CEGL004415)
» 4th approx: Piedmont/Coastal Plain Heath Bluff
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Piedmont sub-xeric oak & hickory forests
Basic oak - hickory forest
Quercus alba - Quercus stellata - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis / Acer leucoderme - Cercis canadensis Forest (CEGL007773)
» 4th approx: Dry Basic Oak--Hickory Forest
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya glabra - Carya ovata / Viburnum rafinesquianum / Viola tripartita Forest (CEGL007236)
» 4th approx: Dry-Mesic Basic Oak--Hickory Forest (Piedmont Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Quercus alba - Carya ovata / Cercis canadensis Forest (CEGL007232)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus / Collinsonia canadensis - Podophyllum peltatum - Sanguinaria canadensis Forest (CEGL007692)
» 4th approx: MOH (Basic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Acidic oak - hickory forest
Quercus alba - Quercus (rubra, coccinea) - Carya (alba, glabra) / Vaccinium pallidum Piedmont Dry-Mesic Forest (CEGL008475)
» 4th approx: Dry-Mesic Oak--Hickory Forest
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus falcata - Quercus alba - Carya alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Vaccinium stamineum Forest (CEGL007244)
» 4th approx: Dry Oak-Hickory Forest (Piedmont Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus prinus - (Quercus rubra) - Carya spp. / Oxydendrum arboreum - Cornus florida Forest (CEGL007267)
» 4th approx: Chestnut Oak Forest (Herb Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus alba - Quercus (rubra, prinus) / Rhododendron calendulaceum - Kalmia latifolia - (Gaylussacia ursina) Forest (CEGL007230)
» 4th approx: Montane Oak-Hickory Forest (Acidic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra / Rhododendron maximum / Galax urceolata Forest (CEGL006286)
» 4th approx: Chestnut Oak Forest (Mesic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Castanea dentata - Quercus rubra Forest (CEGL007286)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus (prinus, coccinea) / Kalmia latifolia / (Galax urceolata, Gaultheria procumbens) Forest (CEGL006271)
» 4th approx: Chestnut Oak Forest (Dry Acid Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Carolina hemlock forests
Tsuga caroliniana / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense Forest (CEGL007139)
» 4th approx: Carolina Hemlock Forest (Typic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Tsuga caroliniana - (Tsuga canadensis) / Rhododendron maximum Forest (CEGL007138)
» 4th approx: CAROLINA HEMLOCK FOREST (MESIC SUBTYPE)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Tsuga caroliniana - Pinus (rigida, pungens, virginiana) Forest (CEGL006178)
» 4th approx: Carolina Hemlock Bluff (Pine Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Felsic monadnock forest
Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Vitis rotundifolia Forest (CEGL006281)
» 4th approx: Piedmont Monadnock Forest
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus prinus - Quercus stellata - Carya glabra / Vaccinium arboreum - Viburnum rufidulum Forest (CEGL004416)
» 4th approx: Piedmont Monadnock Forest (Typic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Mafic monadnock forest
Quercus alba - Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana / Acer leucoderme / Vitis rotundifolia Forest (CEGL004541)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
White pine - oak forest
Pinus strobus - Quercus (coccinea, prinus) / (Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium stamineum) Forest (CEGL007519)
» 4th approx: Chestnut Oak Forest (White Pine Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Sub-xeric pine-oak forest
Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Forest [Placeholder] (CEGL004766)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Piedmont xeric forests & woodlands
Xeric pine - oak woodland
Pinus echinata - Quercus alba / Vaccinium pallidum / Hexastylis arifolia - Chimaphila maculata Forest (CEGL008427)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Pinus virginiana - (Pinus rigida, Pinus pungens) / Schizachyrium scoparium Forest (CEGL008500)
» 4th approx: Low Mountain Pine Forest (Montane Pine Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Pinus virginiana - Pinus (rigida, echinata) - (Quercus prinus) / Vaccinium pallidum Forest (CEGL007119)
» 4th approx: Low Mountain Pine Forest (Montane Pine Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Pinus echinata - Quercus (prinus, falcata) / Oxydendrum arboreum / Vaccinium pallidum Forest (CEGL007493)
» 4th approx: SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN PINE-OAK FOREST
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Pinus echinata / Vaccinium (pallidum, stamineum) - Kalmia latifolia Forest (CEGL007078)
» 4th approx: Low Mountain Pine Forest (Shortleaf Pine Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum Woodland (CEGL003765)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Pinus pungens - Pinus rigida - (Quercus prinus) / Kalmia latifolia - Vaccinium pallidum Woodland (CEGL007097)
» 4th approx: Pine--Oak/Heath (Typic Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Pinus echinata - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata, velutina) Woodland [Placeholder] (CEGL003759)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Felsic xeric oak forest
Quercus prinus - Quercus velutina / Oxydendrum arboreum - Cornus florida Forest (CEGL008522)
» 4th approx: Chestnut Oak Forest (Herb Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus alba - Quercus (coccinea, velutina, prinus) / Gaylussacia baccata Forest (CEGL008521)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Longleaf Pine woodlands
Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Gaylussacia dumosa / Aristida stricta Woodland (CEGL003586)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Mafic glades & barrens
Quercus stellata - Carya (carolinae-septentrionalis, glabra) - (Quercus marilandica) / Ulmus alata / (Schizachyrium scoparium, Piptochaetium avenaceum) Woodland (CEGL003714)
» 4th approx: Xeric Hardpan Forest (Basic Hardpan Subtype)
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus stellata - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis / Acer leucoderme / Piptochaetium avenaceum - Danthonia spicata Woodland (CEGL003713)
» 4th approx: Xeric Hardpan Forest (Basic Rocky Subtype)
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Quercus marilandica - Quercus stellata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Silphium terebinthinaceum Woodland (CEGL003711)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | NatureServe Explorer | VegBank
Piedmont successional forest
Successional conifer forests
Pinus taeda - Liquidambar styraciflua Semi-natural Forest (CEGL008462)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - (Quercus spp.) Forest (CEGL007124)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus taeda - Pinus echinata - (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) / Mixed Herbs Forest (CEGL007114)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus taeda / Saccharum alopecuroidum - (Andropogon spp.) Forest (CEGL007109)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus echinata Early Successional Forest (CEGL006327)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus taeda / Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum var. rubrum / Vaccinium stamineum Forest (CEGL006011)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus virginiana Successional Forest (CEGL002591)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus taeda - Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum Saturated Forest [Placeholder] (CEGL007560)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus taeda - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin / Carex crinita Forest (CEGL007546)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus taeda - Pinus echinata Forest [Placeholder] (CEGL008403)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Successional hardwood forests
Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (nigra, phellos) - Pinus taeda / Vaccinium elliottii - Morella cerifera Forest (CEGL007726)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Liriodendron tulipifera - Pinus taeda Forest (CEGL007521)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Liriodendron tulipifera - Acer rubrum - Quercus spp. Forest (CEGL007221)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus (alba, falcata) Forest (CEGL007217)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Liquidambar styraciflua Forest (CEGL007216)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Quercus nigra Forest (CEGL004638)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Conifer plantations
Taxodium distichum Planted Forest (CEGL007452)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus taeda Planted Forest (CEGL007179)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus elliottii var. elliottii Planted Forest (CEGL007170)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: CVS Plot Summary | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus echinata Planted Forest (CEGL007169)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Pinus virginiana Planted Forest (CEGL004730)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank
Hardwood plantations
Carya illinoinensis Planted Woodland (CEGL003740)
» 4th approx: unknown
» Links: No CVS Plots for this community | No NatureServe Explorer link | search VegBank