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CEGL007900 Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Pinus taeda Jackson Acidic Clay Woodland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available


Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - Loblolly Pine Jackson Acidic Clay Woodland

Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Acidic Clay Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Woodland

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This community occurs on ridgetops in a fairly rugged, hilly landscape of the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana. It is associated with highly acidic clays of the Jackson Formation and possibly others. This woodland is dominated by Quercus stellata, with lesser amounts of Quercus marilandica var. marilandica and Pinus taeda.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: Additional information is needed on this type. Examples are known from the vicinity of Copenhagen, Caldwell (and possibly also Catahoula) Parish, Louisiana.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available

Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: This woodland is dominated by Quercus stellata, with lesser amounts of Quercus marilandica var. marilandica and Pinus taeda.

Dynamics:  No Data Available

Environmental Description:  This community occurs on ridgetops in a fairly rugged, hilly landscape of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. It is associated with highly acidic clays of the Jackson Formation and possibly others.

Geographic Range: This community occurs in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  LA




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available

Grank: G2?Q

Greasons: No Data Available


Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available

Synonomy: No Data Available

Concept Author(s): L.M. Smith

Author of Description: L.M. Smith and R.E. Evans

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 08-15-02

  • 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.