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CEGL003855 Pinus echinata - Quercus alba / Viburnum (dentatum, acerifolium) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shortleaf Pine - White Oak / (Southern Arrow-wood, Mapleleaf Viburnum) Forest
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Shortleaf Pine - Oak Rich Mesic Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This mesic to dry-mesic forest of the West Gulf Coastal Plain is typified by an overstory of both Pinus echinata and Quercus alba. In high-quality examples, Pinus taeda is rare to absent as would have been expected in most areas of the presettlement landscape. Quercus alba may be more important than Pinus echinata in some examples, possibly those which have received the least amount of disturbance. These are normally closed forests above a well-developed subcanopy of mixed hardwoods. The density and composition of the shrub and herbaceous layers vary greatly depending upon a number of factors, including the range of moisture and potential nutrient conditions which are possible in stands assigned to this type. Viburnum dentatum and Viburnum acerifolium are listed as nominals suggesting the most mesic stands of this type; somewhat less mesic examples may lack these species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: More information is needed to determine the existence of this type in portions of the West Gulf Coastal Plain outside of eastern Texas.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This mesic to dry-mesic forest is typified by an overstory of both Pinus echinata and Quercus alba. Other overstory and midstory trees may include Carya texana, Ostrya virginiana, Cornus florida, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Quercus falcata, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus alata, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus nigra, Chionanthus virginicus, and Morus rubra. A fairly diverse shrub layer may also be present, often dominated by Viburnum dentatum, but also including Viburnum rufidulum, Viburnum acerifolium, Vaccinium virgatum, Aesculus pavia, Frangula caroliniana, Forestiera ligustrina, Crataegus brachyacantha, and Crataegus spathulata. Understory species include Mitchella repens, Smilax pumila, Sanicula canadensis, Dioscorea quaternata, Galium obtusum, and Agrimonia rostellata. Vines include Vitis spp. and Smilax spp. (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data, Turner et al. unpubl. data).
Dynamics: The extent to which stands of this type burned on the presettlement landscape is unknown. Proximity to pyrogenic vegetation may have been the most important factor influencing fire dynamics of this type. Some examples were almost certainly present within the longleaf pine range, where they were transitional from Pinus palustris on the hilltops and upper slopes. Outside of the longleaf pine range, where this type is currently best documented, they most likely occurred within a matrix of Pinus echinata - Quercus spp. forests and woodlands.
Environmental Description: This forest type occurs west of the Mississippi River, most commonly outside the natural range of Pinus palustris. It is found on mesic to dry-mesic uplands, often upper and mid slopes. Soils are mostly acidic at the surface and can range in soil texture from fine to somewhat coarse.
Geographic Range: This association occurs west of the Mississippi River in the West Gulf and Upper West Gulf coastal plains of Texas and Louisiana, and may occur in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, LA, OK?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683346
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.g Loblolly Pine - Shortleaf Pine - Oak species Forest & Woodland Group | G013 | 1.B.2.Na.1.g |
| Alliance | A3130 Loblolly Pine - White Oak / Viburnum species Forest Alliance | A3130 | 1.B.2.Na.1.g |
| Association | CEGL003855 Shortleaf Pine - White Oak / (Southern Arrow-wood, Mapleleaf Viburnum) Forest | CEGL003855 | 1.B.2.Na.1.g |
Concept Lineage: The ECO40 portion of CEGL004444 was merged into CEGL003855.
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.
- Turner, R. L., J. E. Van Kley, L. S. Smith, and R. E. Evans. No date. Unpublished data from the national forests and adjacent areas of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX.