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Alluvial Floodplain Communities
Bald Cypress - Tupelo Swamps
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Coastal Plain / Piedmont Bottomland Forests
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Floodplain Ponds and Pools
- (9)
Piedmont / Mountain Floodplain Forests and Swamps
- (32)
Piedmont / Mountain Small-Stream Alluvial Forests
- (16)
Riverside Prairies
- (13)
Rocky Bars and Shores
- (22)
Sand / Gravel / Mud Bars and Shores
- (20)
Semipermanent Impoundments
- (12)
High-Elevation Forests, Grasslands, and Rock Outcrops
High-Elevation Boulderfield Forests and Woodlands
- (10)
High-Elevation Cove Forests
- (20)
High-Elevation Outcrop Barrens
- (52)
Northern Hardwood Forests
- (23)
Northern Red Oak Forests
- (27)
Southern Appalachian Shrub and Grass Balds
- (27)
Spruce and Fir Forests
- (23)
Low-Elevation Dry And Dry-Mesic Forests
Acidic Oak - Hickory Forests
- (24)
Basic Oak - Hickory Forests
- (39)
Coastal Plain / Piedmont Oak - Beech / Heath Forests
- (15)
Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Forests
- (11)
Eastern White Pine - Hardwood Forests
- (7)
Low-Elevation Boulderfield Forests
- (16)
Montane Dry and Dry-Mesic Calcareous Forests
- (31)
Montane Mixed Oak and Oak - Hickory Forests
- (39)
Oak / Heath Forests
- (23)
Piedmont Hardpan Forests
- (19)
Low-Elevation Mesic Forests
Acidic Cove Forests
- (24)
Basic Mesic Forests
- (31)
Eastern Hemlock - Hardwood Forests
- (18)
Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forests
- (22)
Rich Cove Forests
- (37)
Low-Elevation Woodlands, Barrens, And Rock Outcrops
Central Appalachian Shale Barrens
- (33)
Lichen / Bryophyte Nonvascular Cliffs and Boulderfields
- (28)
Limestone / Dolostone Woodlands and Barrens
- (37)
Low-Elevation Outcrop Barrens
- (50)
Mountain / Piedmont Acidic Woodlands
- (28)
Mountain / Piedmont Basic Woodlands
- (22)
Mountain / Piedmont Cliffs
- (26)
Piedmont Granitic Flatrocks
- (32)
Piedmont Oak - Hickory Woodlands, Savannas, and Grasslands
- (21)
Pine - Oak / Heath Woodlands
- (24)
Riverside Outcrop Barrens
- (7)
Ultramafic Woodlands and Barrens
- (12)
Marine System
Upper Beaches and Overwash Flats
- (17)
Maritime Zone Communities
Maritime Dune Grasslands
- (24)
Maritime Dune Scrub
- (12)
Maritime Dune Woodlands
- (23)
Maritime Upland Forests
- (27)
Non-Alluvial Wetlands Of The Coastal Plain And Piedmont
Coastal Plain / Piedmont Seepage Bogs
- (13)
Coastal Plain / Piedmont Seepage Swamps
- (32)
Coastal Plain Depression Swamps and Ponds
- (33)
Non-Riverine Flatwoods and Swamps
- (30)
Piedmont Upland Depression Swamps
- (19)
Non-Alluvial Wetlands Of The Mountains
Appalachian Bogs
- (26)
Calcareous Fens and Spring Marshes
- (44)
Inland Salt Marshes
- (5)
Mafic Fens and Seeps
- (25)
Montane Depression Swamps and Ponds
- (51)
Montane Woodland Seeps
- (13)
Mountain / Piedmont Seepage Swamps
- (35)
Spray Cliffs
- (6)
Non-Tidal Maritime Wetlands
Interdune Swales and Ponds
- (22)
Maritime Swamps
- (18)
Sea-Level Fens
- (5)
Riverine System
Riverine Aquatic Beds
- (4)
Sandy Woodlands Of The Inner Coastal Plain And Outer Piedmont
Sandhill and Fluvial Terrace Woodlands
- (30)
Tidal Wetlands
High-Energy Tidal River Shores
- (6)
Salt Flats
- (12)
Salt Scrub
- (4)
Tidal Freshwater and Oligohaline Aquatic Beds
- (4)
Tidal Freshwater Marshes
- (36)
Tidal Mesohaline and Polyhaline Marshes
- (35)
Tidal Oligohaline Marshes
- (14)
Tidal Swamp Forests and Woodlands
- (33)
Wind-Tidal Oligohaline Marshes
- (25)
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