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CEGL008439 Cephalanthus occidentalis - (Salix nigra, Quercus lyrata) Karst Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Common Buttonbush - (Black Willow, Overcup Oak) Karst Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Moulton Valley Buttonbush Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This buttonbush pond type occurs in limestone-edged sinkholes 4-5 m deep relative to the surrounding land surface, in limestone valleys and plateaus of the Moulton Valley Region of northern Alabama. Cephalanthus occidentalis dominates, but other zonal dominants include Salix nigra and stunted Quercus lyrata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This and other buttonbush communities require additional assessment. This is tentatively classified separately because of its very depauperate floristic composition and setting in an upland karst landscape.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Cephalanthus occidentalis dominates, but other zonal dominants include Salix nigra and stunted Quercus lyrata. Other species present were Cornus racemosa, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus phellos, and Diospyros virginiana. The herb stratum is very poorly developed.
Dynamics: This type appears to be very stable. Hydrology is deeply flooded (when an occurrence was visited during extreme drought in October 1999, it was still flooded).
Environmental Description: This buttonbush pond type occurs in limestone-edged sinkholes in limestone valleys and plateaus. The hydrology of this type is semipermanently flooded.
Geographic Range: Currently only known from the Moulton Valley of northern Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683181
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.b Common Buttonbush / Sedge species Central Interior Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group | G599 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.b |
| Alliance | A3473 Common Buttonbush Central Interior Pond Shrubland Alliance | A3473 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL008439 Common Buttonbush - (Black Willow, Overcup Oak) Karst Wet Shrubland | CEGL008439 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.