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CEGL002410 Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Celtis spp. - Quercus spp. - Platanus occidentalis Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Green Ash - Hackberry species - Oak species - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Green Ash - Oak - Sycamore Mesic Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This ash - oak - sycamore mesic bottomland forest is found in Arkansas, Missouri and possibly other parts of the southeastern United States. Stands occur on level to gently sloping terraces and levees of stream and river floodplains, typically on larger streams. Soils are moderately well-drained and moist throughout the year, but only wet in spring. Ponding is typically absent. The species in the dominant tree layer include Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus macrocarpa (or more rarely Quercus alba). Laportea canadensis is common in the ground layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See similar concept of bottomland forest ~Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Celtis occidentalis - Tilia americana - (Quercus macrocarpa) Floodplain Forest (CEGL002081)$$, but that type is in an upland formation. Compare to ~Acer (saccharum, floridanum) - Quercus rubra - Carya cordiformis / Asimina triloba Forest (CEGL002060)$$, which occurs on smaller streams. More information on this type in Missouri is available from T. Nigh (pers. comm. 1998).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The species in the dominant tree layer include Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Platanus occidentalis, Quercus macrocarpa (or more rarely Quercus alba). Laportea canadensis is common in the ground layer.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this forest association occur on level to gently sloping terraces and levees of stream and river floodplains, typically on larger streams. Soils are moderately well-drained and moist throughout the year, but only wet in spring. Ponding is typically absent (Nelson 1985).
Geographic Range: This ash - oak - sycamore mesic bottomland forest is found in Arkansas, Missouri and possibly other parts of the southeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, MO
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.1 Silver Maple - American Sycamore - Hackberry species Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M029 | 1.B.3.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.1.b <i>Acer saccharinum - Platanus occidentalis - Liquidambar styraciflua</i> Floodplain Forest Group | G673 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3700 Green Ash - American Sycamore - Silver Maple Ozark-Ouachita Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3700 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL002410 Green Ash - Hackberry species - Oak species - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest | CEGL002410 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Celtis spp. - Quercus spp. - Platanus occidentalis Bottomland Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
? Juglans nigra - Morus rubra - Ulmus americana Bottomland Forest (Diamond et al. 2013)
? Juglans nigra - Morus rubra - Ulmus americana Bottomland Forest (Diamond et al. 2013)
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