Natural Wildflower Communities
of South Carolina
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:
The Natural Communities of Georgia
Based on the book The Natural Communities of Georgia,
this website provides plant lists and ecological notes for the natural communities
of northern Georgia. By Leslie Edwards.
http://www.naturalcommunitiesofgeorgia.com/
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)
