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CEGL007715 Quercus michauxii - Quercus (nigra, pagoda) - Liquidambar styraciflua - Pinus taeda Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Chestnut Oak - (Water Oak, Cherrybark Oak) - Sweetgum - Loblolly Pine Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Louisiana Pleistocene Prairie Terrace Mixed Hardwood - Loblolly Pine Flatwoods Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a hardwood - loblolly pine forest found in Louisiana''s East Gulf Coastal Plain on flats of the Pleistocene Prairie Terrace that are overlain by loess. It is usually associated with the drier community ~Quercus pagoda - Quercus michauxii - Magnolia grandiflora - (Tilia americana var. caroliniana) / Sabal minor Forest (CEGL007712)$$ in a complex of wetland and non-wetland forests occurring on interdigitated microtopographic highs and lows. The canopy is dominated by Quercus michauxii with Quercus nigra, Quercus phellos, Quercus pagoda, Quercus laurifolia, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Magnolia grandiflora, Acer rubrum, Carya glabra, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica, Prunus serotina, and others. Quercus alba, Fagus grandifolia, Gleditsia triacanthos, and Fraxinus americana are present in small amounts. The subcanopy and shrub strata include canopy species in addition to Magnolia virginiana, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Ilex vomitoria, Halesia diptera, Carpinus caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Ditrysinia fruticosa, Symplocos tinctoria, Arundinaria gigantea, and Vaccinium elliottii, with Sabal minor as a prominent component. Vines include Berchemia scandens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Gelsemium sempervirens, Lonicera sempervirens, Smilax spp., and Vitis rotundifolia. Ferns are diverse and abundant, including Thelypteris palustris, Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Athyrium filix-femina, Polystichum acrostichoides, and Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana. Other herbs may include Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Chasmanthium laxum, Carex spp., and Veratrum virginicum, among others.
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: The canopy is dominated by Quercus michauxii with Quercus nigra, Quercus phellos, Quercus pagoda, Quercus laurifolia, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Magnolia grandiflora, Acer rubrum, Carya glabra, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica, Prunus serotina, and others. Quercus alba, Fagus grandifolia, Gleditsia triacanthos, and Fraxinus americana are present in small amounts. The subcanopy and shrub strata include canopy species in addition to Magnolia virginiana, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Ilex vomitoria, Halesia diptera, Carpinus caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Ditrysinia fruticosa (= Sebastiania fruticosa), Symplocos tinctoria, Arundinaria gigantea, and Vaccinium elliottii, with Sabal minor as a prominent component. Vines include Berchemia scandens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Gelsemium sempervirens, Lonicera sempervirens, Smilax spp., and Vitis rotundifolia. Ferns are diverse and abundant, including Thelypteris palustris, Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Athyrium filix-femina, Polystichum acrostichoides, and Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana. Other herbs may include Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Chasmanthium laxum, Carex spp., and Veratrum virginicum (= Melanthium virginicum), among others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is a hardwood - loblolly forest found in Louisiana''s East Gulf Coastal Plain on flats of the Pleistocene Prairie Terrace that are overlain by loess.
Geographic Range: This association is found in Louisiana''s East Gulf Coastal Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683408
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.2 Swamp Tupelo - Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp & Flatwoods Macrogroup | M033 | 1.B.3.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Wet Flatwoods Group | G130 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Alliance | A4190 Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak - Willow Oak West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Forest Alliance | A4190 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Association | CEGL007715 Swamp Chestnut Oak - (Water Oak, Cherrybark Oak) - Sweetgum - Loblolly Pine Wet Forest | CEGL007715 | 1.B.3.Nb.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
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.