Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS

USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program
Colonial National Historical Park
(lizard's tail), Taxodium distichum (bald cypress), Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans (eastern
poison ivy), Triadenum walteri (greater marsh St. Johnswort).
Other Noteworthy Species: Information not available.
USFWS Wetland System: Estuarine.
DISTRIBUTION
Range: This association occurs on the Coastal Plain from Maryland to Virginia, with a
likelihood of occurrence in North Carolina.
States/Provinces: MD:S1, NC?, VA.
Federal Lands: NPS (Colonial).
CONSERVATION STATUS
Rank: G2? (25-Jun-1997).
Reasons: Information not available.
CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION
Status: Standard.
Confidence: 2 - Moderate.
Comments: This association was part an analysis of over 300 tidal arboreal vegetation plots
from Virginia and Maryland. It was classified based on five plots from Virginia and Maryland.
This community most likely occurs in North Carolina; it is known from Virginia within a
kilometer of the North Carolina state line.
Similar Associations: Information not available.
Related Concepts: Information not available.
SOURCES
Description Authors: L. A. Sneddon.
References: Coulling 2002, Fleming pers. comm., Harrison et al. 2004, Southeastern Ecology
Working Group, n.d.
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