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CEGL008440 Quercus alba - Nyssa sylvatica Sandstone Ridgetop Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Blackgum Sandstone Ridgetop Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Sandstone Ridgetop White Oak Depression Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in upland depressions on sandstone on ridgetops in the Cumberland Plateau of Alabama. Quercus alba and Nyssa sylvatica form an open canopy along with Quercus falcata and Carya glabra. Other species include Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Diospyros virginiana, Pinus taeda, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Andropogon virginicus, Dichanthelium sp., Chamaecrista nictitans, Hypericum hypericoides, and Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Quercus alba and Nyssa sylvatica form an open canopy along with Quercus falcata and Carya glabra. Other species are Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Diospyros virginiana, Pinus taeda, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Andropogon virginicus, Dichanthelium sp., Chamaecrista nictitans, Hypericum hypericoides, and Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in shallow depressions on sandstone ridgetops or saddles. These depressions are flooded continuously for a relatively short period of time in the late winter and early spring, and probably also refill after heavy rain events in other seasons. The ponding prevents most herbs from growing.
Geographic Range: This community is known only from the Cumberland Plateau of Alabama, but is probably more widespread.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683182
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.b Overcup Oak - Post Oak - Blackgum Flatwoods & Pond Forest Group | G654 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A1996 White Oak - Blackgum Wet Depression Forest Alliance | A1996 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL008440 White Oak - Blackgum Sandstone Ridgetop Wet Forest | CEGL008440 | 1.B.3.Na.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
- 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.