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CEGL005029 Quercus velutina - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) - Quercus alba / Deschampsia flexuosa Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Oak - (Northern Pin Oak) - White Oak / Wavy Hairgrass Woodland
Colloquial Name: Black Oak - Northern Pin Oak / Wavy Hairgrass Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This oak woodland type is found in the upper midwestern United States and Canada, particularly in central Michigan and Ontario. Stands occur on excessively well-drained sands of outwash plains. Soil development is minimal, with a thin A horizon (5-10 cm). The canopy is open. Dominant species include Quercus alba, Quercus ellipsoidalis, and Quercus velutina. Pinus banksiana and Pinus strobus are common associates. The ground layer consists of a near continuous mat of Carex pensylvanica and Deschampsia flexuosa. Other species present include Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Comptonia peregrina, Chimaphila umbellata, and Pteridium aquilinum. Andropogon gerardii and Schizachyrium scoparium may occasionally occur in this type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In southern Michigan this is on the fringe of oak barrens, ~Quercus velutina - Quercus ellipsoidalis - (Quercus alba) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lupinus perennis Wooded Grassland (CEGL002492)$$, and further north, of oak-pine barrens, ~Pinus banksiana - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Prairie Forbs Woodland (CEGL002490)$$ and ~Pinus strobus - Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Grassland (CEGL005127)$$. In Ontario, this type is found at Turkey Point. There, as well, a variant described as "Bur Oak - White Oak - Shagbark Hickory Woodland" is placed with this type (Bakowsky pers. comm. 1998).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is open. Dominant species include Quercus alba, Quercus ellipsoidalis, and Quercus velutina. Pinus banksiana and Pinus strobus are common associates. The ground layer consists of a near continuous mat of Carex pensylvanica and Deschampsia flexuosa. Other species present include Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Comptonia peregrina, Chimaphila umbellata, and Pteridium aquilinum. Andropogon gerardii and Schizachyrium scoparium may occasionally occur in this type. (Cleland et al. 1994)
Dynamics: This is a very dry oak woodland type, and historically may have experienced fires. Many of these stands may have been oak or pine-oak barrens prior to European settlement (Cleland et al. 1994).
Environmental Description: Stands occur on excessively well-drained sands of outwash plains. Soil development is minimal, with a thin A horizon (5-10 cm) (Cleland et al. 1994).
Geographic Range: This oak woodland type is found in the upper midwestern United States and Canada, particularly in central Michigan and Ontario.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: IN, MI, ON
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
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.4 White Oak - Bur Oak - Shagbark Hickory Forest, Woodland & Savanna Macrogroup | M012 | 1.B.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.4.b North-Central Oak - Hickory Forest & Woodland Group | G649 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Alliance | A3326 Black Oak - White Oak North-Central Forest Alliance | A3326 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Association | CEGL005029 Black Oak - (Northern Pin Oak) - White Oak / Wavy Hairgrass Woodland | CEGL005029 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus velutina - (Quercus ellipsoidalis) - Quercus alba / Deschampsia flexuosa Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= ELTP 1 - Northern pin oak - white oak- Deschampsia plant association (Cleland et al. 1994)
= ELTP 1 - Northern pin oak - white oak- Deschampsia plant association (Cleland et al. 1994)
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