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CEGL004422 Quercus bicolor - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Carex spp. Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp White Oak - Green Ash / Sedge species Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Bluegrass Basin Swamp White Oak Wet Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This swamp forest is a high-fertility wetland, which is restricted in its distribution to the Inner and Outer Bluegrass regions of Kentucky. It is described from Lee''s Branch Swamp, Woodford County, Kentucky. The forest consists of "almost a pure stand of Fraxinus with some stands of Quercus bicolor mixed in. There are a few sycamores scattered within. There is no Acer rubrum or Quercus palustris there" (M. Evans pers. comm.). Herbs are few and include Carex lupulina, Leersia oryzoides, and Ranunculus longirostris.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Lee''s Branch Swamp, Woodford County, Kentucky. Marc Evans comments: "the swamp is far from pristine and quite small so it is possible that the composition has been altered considerably from past land uses." The distinctive composition may be related to the Eutrophic (high fertility) nutrient status at the sites.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: An example at Lee''s Branch Swamp, Woodford County, Kentucky, is dominated by Fraxinus pennsylvanica with Quercus bicolor and some scattered Platanus occidentalis. Herbs are few and include Carex lupulina, Leersia oryzoides, and Ranunculus longirostris.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This swamp forest association is restricted in its distribution to the Inner and Outer Bluegrass regions of Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683518
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.h <i>Quercus bicolor - Fagus grandifolia - Acer rubrum</i> Swamp Forest Group | G918 | 1.B.3.Na.2.h |
| Alliance | A4474 <i>Quercus palustris - Quercus bicolor</i> Central Interior Swamp Forest Alliance | A4474 | 1.B.3.Na.2.h |
| Association | CEGL004422 Swamp White Oak - Green Ash / Sedge species Wet Forest | CEGL004422 | 1.B.3.Na.2.h |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Evans, M., B. Yahn, and M. Hines. 2009. Natural communities of Kentucky 2009. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 22 pp.
- Evans, Marc. Personal communication. Ecologist. Kentucky Natural Heritage Program, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort.
- Meijer, W., J. J. N. Campbell, H. Setser, and L. E. Meade. 1981. Swamp forests on high terrace deposits in the bluegrass and knobs regions of Kentucky. Castanea 46:122-135.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.