Sandhills grassland and early successional habitat

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• Piedmont upland forest

  Oak & hickory-dominated forest with dominant & associated tree species varying with position on slope and soil moisture. This is the primary potential vegetation type on the Piedmont. On a majority of sites it exists mostly in closed canopy pine-dominated stages that are not suitable...

• Coastal pond and depression

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• Coastal upland forest

  Forests dominated by hardwoods, primarily with oaks and hickories, and typically on fire suppressed upland slopes near river floodplains or between rivers and tributaries. Vegetation composition is similar to oak-hickory forest in the Piedmont, where it is a major vegetation type. Upland forest is...

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  Open rock faces ranging from nearly horizontal to nearly vertical, embedded within primary habitat types.

• Coastal grassland and early successional habitat

  Grasslands or early successional fields, with cover provided by grasses and/or weeds and with few, if any, trees. Also managed open areas such as meadows, pastures, golf courses, or expansive lawns with or without damp depressions. Occurs throughout the region; more extensively in the inner “...

• Sandhills Cypress-Tupelo swamp

  The Cypress-tupelo swamp subtype occurs on lower elevation sites as seasonally flooded swamps. It is usually transected by tannic-acid rivers and creeks and contain oxbow lakes and pools. Dominant trees are bald cypress and water tupelo swamp gum, water elm and red maple .

• Piedmont small stream forest

  Hardwood-dominated forest occurring on narrow floodplains, includes elements of Coastal Plain River bottoms, although not as well developed as on the broader floodplains of the Coastal Plain. Included within the type are ponds immediately upland or within the floodplain that have some connectivity...

• Piedmont grassland and early successional habitats

  A variety of open-land habitats, including agricultural land, recently abandoned farmland, recently cleared land, and a matrix of managed open pine forest and grassland. Also included are golf courses and urban yards and open spaces. Generally occurs on upland sites, and the potential vegetation on...

• Coastal river slope and stream bottom

  A variety of hardwood and hardwood-pine communities occupying the floodplains of small streams and infrequently flooded flats in association with streams or rivers. Several mixed mesophytic subtype characterized by the presence of American beech occur in scattered locations on sheltered sites with...