South Carolina's Natural Wildflower Communities
by Richard D. Porcher and Douglas A. Rayner
adapted from A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina. Used by permission.
The Mountains:
- The granitic dome community
- The spray cliffs community
- The seepage communities
- The rocky streamside community
- The deciduous forest communities
- The evergreen forest communities
The Piedmont:
- The granitic flatrocks community
- The rocky shoals community
- The deciduous forest communities
- The piedmont springhead seepage forest community
- The bottomland forest communities
The Fall-line Sandhills:
The Coastal Plain:
- The pine communities
- The sandy, dry, open woodlands community
- The calcareous forest communities
- The bottomland forest communities
- The peatland community
- The pond cypress communities
- The freshwater marsh communities
- The freshwater floating aquatics community
- The depression meadow community
The Maritime Strand:
Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina,
Fourth approximation, by Michael P. Schafale (March 2012). Download a PDF.
The Natural Communities of South Carolina,
initial classification and description, by John B. Nelson (1986) (PDF)