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CEGL006372 Quercus stellata - Sassafras albidum / Smilax glauca Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Post Oak - Sassafras / Cat Greenbrier Woodland
Colloquial Name: Post Oak - Sassafras Barrens
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland of inland unglaciated sand dunes of southeastern New York is characterized by Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, Sassafras albidum, Diospyros virginiana with an understory of Vaccinium pallidum and an herb layer of Panicum virgatum, Smilax glauca, and Eupatorium hyssopifolium.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has not been observed in New Jersey.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are characterized by Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, Sassafras albidum, Diospyros virginiana with an understory of Vaccinium pallidum and an herb layer of Panicum virgatum, Smilax glauca and Eupatorium hyssopifolium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is currently known from Staten Island, New York.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683322
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.9 Pitch Pine - oak spp. - American Holly North Atlantic Forest Macrogroup | M525 | 1.B.2.Na.9 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.9.c Pitch Pine - American Beech / Northern Bayberry Maritime Forest Group | G893 | 1.B.2.Na.9.c |
| Alliance | A2032 Black Oak - American Beech - American Holly Maritime Forest Alliance | A2032 | 1.B.2.Na.9.c |
| Association | CEGL006372 Post Oak - Sassafras / Cat Greenbrier Woodland | CEGL006372 | 1.B.2.Na.9.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Breden, T. F., Y. R. Alger, K. S. Walz, and A. G. Windisch. 2001. Classification of vegetation communities of New Jersey: Second iteration. Association for Biodiversity Information and New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.