SRSFIA Understory Vegetation Species List 08-97

SRSFIA Understory Vegetation Species List (August 9, 1997)

Southern Research Station - Forest Inventory and Analysis

  #                                                                  Occurrence
Code  Plants   Scientific Name                   Common Name         Notes

 LIFEFORM 2: SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES
>
>2002  AEPA     Aesculus pavia                    red buckeye         FAC
>2003  ALSE2    Alnus serrulata                   tag, hazel, (brookside)FACW
>                                                 alder
>2004  ALVIC    Alnus viridis ssp.crispa (A.      American green alderFAC
>               crispa)
>2005  ALNUS    Alnus spp.                        alder, upland       FAC
>2006  ARSP2    Aralia spinosa                    devil's-walking-stick,FAC
>                                                 hercules club
>2007  ASTR     Asimina triloba                   pawpaw              FAC
>2008           Other Asimina spp (not A.triloba)                     CP
>2009           Albizzia julibrissin              mimosa              disturbed
>                                                                 forests
>2010           Baccharis spp.                    Grounsel tree       
>2011  SILY     Sideroxylon (Bumelia) lycoides L. buckthorn bully     se, FACW
>2020           Calycanthus spp.                  Sweetshrub          FACU
>2021  CAAM2    Callicarpa americana L.           American beautyberryFACU
>2022  CEOC2    Cephlanthus occidentalis L.       common buttonbush   OBL
>2023  CEAC3    Clethra spp.                      sweet pepperbush    -
>2024  COFO     Cornus foemina P.Mill C.stricta   swamp dogwood       FACW
>               Lam., (COST13)
>2025  COPE80   Comptonia (Myrica aspleniifolia)  sweetfern           -
>               peregrina
>2026  CORYL    Corylus spp.                      hazelnut            FACU
>2028           Cyrilla spp.                      titi                FACW
>2030           Cornus spp.                       Dogwood spp. Other than
>                                                 C.alternifolia, C.
>                                                 florida, C. foemina;
>2031           Cornus alternifolia               alternate-leaf dogwood
>2036           Cliftonia spp.                    Buckwheat tree,     CP, OBL
>                                                 black titi
>2041  EVONY    Evonymus(Euonymus)spp. (shrubs    strawberry bush     FAC
>               only)
>2051  FOAC     Forestiera acuminata (Michx.)     eastern swamp privetOBL
>               Poir.
>2061  GAYLU    Gaylussacia spp.                  huckleberry         FAC
>2071  HAVI4    Hamamelis virginiana              witch-hazel         FACU
>2072  HYQU3    Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr.      oakleaf hydrangea   -
>2073  HYDRA    Hydrangea spp.                    hydrangea           FACU
>2074  HYPER    Hypericum spp.                    St. Johnswort       -
>2080  ILEXC    Ilex spp.                         haw, yaupon         FACW
>2081  ILDE     Ilex decidua Walt.                possumhaw           FACW
>2082           Ilex glabra                       Gallberry           FACW
>2083  ITVI     Itea virginica                     Va. sweetspire (Va. FACW
>                                                  willow)
>2091  KACA2    Kalmia carolina Small. (K.        Carolina laurel     FACW
>               augustifolia v. caroliniana)
>2092  KALA     Kalmia latifolia L.               mountain laurel     FACU
>                                        
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Occurrence
>Code  Plants   Scientific name                   Common Name         Notes
>
>LIFEFORM 2: SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES -  CONTINUED
>
>2101  LEBU     Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.)    sandmyrtle          e. FACU
>               Ell.
>2102  LERA4    Leucothoe racemosa                dog hobble          FACW
>2103  LIGUS    Ligustrum spp.                    privet              FAC
>2104  LIBE3    Lindera benzoin                   northern spicebush  FACW
>2105  LONIC    Lonicera spp.                     honeysuckle shrubs  -
>2108           Lyonia spp.                       Fetterbush, staggerbush
>2111  MYGA     Myrica gale                       sweetgale           OBL
>2112           evergreen Myrica spp.(including   Waxmyrtle           e,CP
>               M. cerifera)
>2113           deciduous Myrica spp.(including   Bayberry, other     CP,FAC
>               M. pennsylvania)                  than M.gale
>2115           Persea palustris                swampbay,(not P.borbonia)acid,CP
>2121  PHOP     Physocarpus opulifolius (L.)      common ninebark     FAC
>               Maxim
>2122  PYPU     Pyrularia pubera (parastic?)      buffalo-nut         FACU
>2131  RHAMN    Rhamnus spp.                      buckthorn           OBL
>2132  RHCA4    Rhododendron calendulaceum        flame azalea        UPL
>2133  RHCA8    Rhodendron catawbiense            mountain or Catawba e, -
>                                                 rosebay
>2134  RHMA     Rhododendron maximum              rosebay, great      e, FAC
>                                                 laurel
>2135  RHODO    Rhododendron spp.                 rhododendron spp.,  -
>                                                 azalea
>2136           Rhizophora spp.                   Mangrove            OBL
>2140  RHUSC    Rhus spp.                         sumac spp.          -
>2141  RHAR3    Rhus aromatica Ait.               fragrant sumac    igneous rock
>2142  RHCO     Rhus copallinum (R. copallina)    flameleaf, winged   UPL
>                                                 sumac
>2150  RIBES    Ribes spp.                        currant, gooseberry -
>2151  RIGL     Ribes glandulosum                 skunk current       FACW
>2160  ROSAC    Rosa spp.                         rose spp.           -
>2171  RUBUS    Rubus spp.                        blackberry,         -
>                                                 dewberry, raspberry
>2179           Sabal minor                       Sabal Palmetto      e, FACW
>2181  SACA12   Sambucus canadensis               American elderberry FACW
>2182  SAPU11   Sambucus pubens                   brown elderberry    FACU
>2183  SPAL2    Spiraea alba Du Roi               white meadow-sweet  bogs, FACW
>2184  STTR     Staphylea trifolia                Am. bladdernut      swmp,strm,
>                                                                     FAC
>2185  SYOR     Symphoricarpos spp.               coralberry          FAC
>               (S.orbiculatus)
>2186  SYTI     Symplocos tinctorea               sweetleaf, horse    FAC
>                                                 sugar
>2187           Serenoa repens                    Saw Palmetto        FACU,e
>2191  TACA     Taxus canadensis                  Canada yew          FAC
>                                        
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Occurrence
>Code  Plants   Scientific name                   Common Name         Notes
>
>LIFEFORM 2: SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES-CONTINUED
>
>2201  VAAR     Vaccinium arboreum                farkleberry,        FACU
>                                                 sparkleberry
>2202  VACO     Vaccinium corymbosum              highbush blueberry  FACW
>2203  VAMA     Vaccinium macrocarpon             cranberry           FACW
>2205  VACCI    Vaccinium spp.(incl. low bush     blueberry ssp.      FACU
>               blueberry ; deerberry)
>2210  VIBUR    Viburnum spp.                     viburnum            -
>2211  VIAC     Viburnum acerifolium              mapleleaf viburnum  FACU
>2212  VIDE     Viburnum dentatum                 southern arrowwood  FAC
>2213  VILA11   Viburnum lantanoides              hobblebush,         FAC
>               (V.alnifolium)                    moosewood
>2214  VINU     Viburnum nudum                    possumhaw           FACW
>2215  VIPR     Viburnum prunifolium              black haw,          FACU
>                                                 honeyberry
>2216  VIRA     Viburnum rafinesquianum           downy arrowwood     -
>2300  SHRUB    Shrubs not listed above. Send in  other shrubs        -
>               unknowns.
>23xx           Record on ID slip: last two digits 1-9
>
>LIFEFORM 3: VINES AND OTHER ARBOREAL SPECIES
> 
>3001  AMAR5    Ampelopsis arborea                peppervine          -
>3002  AMBR2    Amphicarpaea bracteata            American hogpeanut  FAC,annl.
>3003           Aristolochia macrophylla          Dutchman's Pipe     -
>3011  BESC     Berchemia scandens                Al. supplejack,     FACW
>                                                 rattanvine
>3012  BICA     Bignonia (Anisastichus)           crossvine           FAC
>               capreolata
>3021  CARA2    Campsis radicans                  trumpet creeper     FAC
>3031  DIVI4    Dioscorea villosa                 wild yam, colic-     moist,
>                                                 root                nonwoody
>3061  GESE     Gelsemium sempervirens St.-Hil.   yellow jessamine    e, FAC
>3101  LOJA     Lonicera japonica                 Jap. honeysuckle    e, FAC
>3105  LONIC    Lonicera spp.                     honeysuckle vines   -
>3110           Menispermum canadense             Moonseed            -
>3111  MISC     Mikandia scandens                 climbing hempvine   FACW,
>                                                                     nonwoody
>3121  PAQU     Parthenocissus quinquefolia       Virginia creeper    FAC
>3122  PHORA    Phoradendron ssp.                 mistletoe           -
>3123  PULO     Pueraria lobata                   kudzu               nonwoody
>3130  ROSAC    Rosa spp.                         climbing rose       -
>3180  SMILA    Smilax spp.                       greenbrier          -
>3191  TIUS     Tillandsia usneoides              Spanish moss        TN,voucher
>                                                                     needed
>3192  TOXIC    Toxicodendron spp. (Rhusradicans) poison ivy          -
>3201  VIAE     Vitis spp.                        wild or summer      FAC
>                                                 grape
>3202  USNEA    Usnea spp.                        Beard lichens,      e
>                                                 spanish moss-like
>                                                 lichen
>3203           Wisteria frutescens               wisteria            -
>3300  VINES    Vines and other arboreal species  Other vines and     -
>               not listed above. Send in         arboreal species
>               unknowns.
>33xx           Record on ID slip: last two digits 1-9
  #                                                                 Occurrence
>Code  Plants   Scientific name                   Common Name          Notes
>
>LIFEFORM 4: GRASSES/GRASSLIKES                         
>
>4001  ANDRO    Andropogon spp.                   bluestem spp.        -
>4002           Aristida spp.                     Carol. So.           longleaf
>                                                 Wiregrass            assoc.
>4005  ARGI     Arundinaria gigantea*             giant cane           FACW
>4006  ARGIT8   Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta*  switchcane     uncommon in
>                                                                  TN, FACW
>4011  BOCU     Bouteloua curtipendula            sideoats grama       -
>4012  BROMU    Bromus spp.                       hairy woodland       -
>                                                 brome, others
>4025  CAREX    Carex spp.                        common sedges        -
>4028           Ctenium aromaticum                toothache grass      FACW
>4030  CYPER    Cyperus spp. and other sedges     other grasslikes,    -
>                                                 flatsedges
>4060  JUNCU    Juncus spp.                       rushes               -
>4122  PANIC    Panicum spp.                      panicums             -
>4123  PASPA    Paspalum spp.                     paspalum,            -
>                                                 dallisgrass
>4126  PHAUB    Phragmites australis var.         reeds                FACW
>               berlandieri (P.communis)
>4182  SORGA    Sorghastrum spp.                  Indiangrass          FACU
>4183  SPART    Spartina spp.                     marsh-grass          FACW, OBL
>4184  SPORO    Sporobolus spp.                   smutgrass, dropseed  -
>4190           Typha spp.                        Cattail              marshland
>                                                                     transition
>4201  UNIOL    Uniola (Chasmanthium) spp.        woodoats, uniolas,   FACU
>                                                 sea oats
>4300  GRASS    Grasses, grasslikes not listed    other grasses        -
>               above. Send in unknowns.
>43xx           Record on ID slip: last two                            
>               digits 1-9
>                                                                      
>LIFEFORM 5: FERNS AND FERN ALLIES
>                      
>5001  ATFIA2   Athyrium felix-femina v./spp.     asplenium, ladyfern  FAC
>               asplenioides
>               (Michx.) Far
>5021  CYPR4    Cysopteris protrusa               spreading            -
>                                                 bladderfern
>5031  DEPU2    Dennstaedtia punctilobula         eastern hayscented   rocky,dry
>                                                 fern
>5032  DRCA3    Dryopteris campyloptera           mountain woodfern    h. rocky
>5121  ONSE     Onoclea sensibilis L.             sensitive fern      seeps,FACW
>5122  OSRE     Osmunda regalis                   royal fern           OBL
>5123  OSCI     Osmunda cinnamomea                cinnamon fern        strmbnks,
>                                                                      FACW
>5124  POAC4    Polystichum acrostichoides        Christmas fern       e, FAC
>5125  POAP     Polypodium appalachianum*         Appalachian          -
>                                                 polypody
>5130           Pteridium aquilinum               Bracken fern         FACU
>5300  FERNS    Ferns and fern allies not listed  ferns and fern       -
>               above. Send in unknowns           allies
>53xx           Record on ID slip: last two                            
>               digits 1-9
>  #                                                                 Occurrence
>Code  Plants   Scientific name                  Common Name         Notes
>
>LIFEFORM 6: FORBS AND OTHERS                         
>
>6001  AGAL5    Ageratina (Ageratum) altissima   white snakeroot     FACU
>               (Eupatorium rugosum)
>6003  ASCA     Asarum canadense L.              Canadian wildginger -
>6004  ASTER    Compositae                       composites          -
>6011  BOCY     Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.    smallspike false    FACW
>                                                nettle
>6021  CHMA3    Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh   (pipsissewa,        e
>               (subshrub)                       spotted
>                                                wintergreen)
>6022  CROTO    Croton spp. (Crotonopsis spp. in pineland croton,    sandy,
>               Radford)                         narrowleaf rushfoil rocky,
>                                                                    FACW
>6031  DITE2    Diodia teres                     diodia, poorjoe     disturbed,
>                                                                    FACU
>6032  DROSE    Drosera spp.                     sundews             bogs, OBL
>6033  DUIN     Duchesnea indica                 indian strawberry,  e,
>                                                snakeberry          disturbed,
>                                                                    UPL, FAC
>6051  FABAC    Fabaceae                         legumes             -
>6075           Lamiaceae family                 Mint family         squarestems
>6101  LICHE    Lichens (ground layer)           lichens             e
>6111  MOSSE    Mosses                           mosses              e
>6115  OPUNT    Opuntia spp.                     cactus               FACU
>6181  SARRA    Sarracenia spp.                  pitcher plants      OBL
>6300  FORBS    Forbs and others not listed      other forbs         -
>               above. Send in unknowns.
>63xx           Record on ID slip: last two digits 1-9
>                                                                    
>LIFEFORM CODE 7: SNOW OR WATER                              
>
>7001  SNOWG    Snow                                                 zone 1 only
>7002  WATER    Water                                                zone 1 only
>                                        
>                                        
>   NOTE:  Genus and species reference is Kartesz, J.T. 1994.  A synonymized
>          checklist of the vascular flora of the U.S., Canada,
>          and Greenland.  Synonyms used by Radford et. al. (1968. Manual of the
>          vascular flora of the Carolinas.) are in parentheses.  Botanical
>          references prior to 1994 will, in some cases,
>          use different scientific names for the same species.
>                                  
>   Occurrence (percent likelihood to appear in a wetland or  upland) and other
>   notes:
>   FAC = 50% wetland or upland
>   FACU = > 66% upland
>   FACW = > 66% wetland
>   OBL = > 99% wetland
>   UPL = > 99% upland
>   e = evergreen, se = semievergreen
>   * = Not in Radford et al. or see supplementary references
>                                        
See also SRSFIA, ECOFIA, Worldwide

Prepared by Vic Rudis August 9, 1997.
Send questions or comments to vrudis@utk.edu. Thanks.