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CEGL007359 Quercus pagoda - Quercus similis - Carya glabra - Quercus sinuata var. sinuata / Crataegus triflora Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cherrybark Oak - Bottomland Post Oak - Pignut Hickory - Bastard Oak / Three-flower Hawthorn Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Calcareous Clay Small Stream Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This West Gulf Coastal Plain forest is known only from mesic to moist calcareous soils associated with the Jackson Geologic Formation in north-central Louisiana. It is characterized by a dense canopy, 20-30 m tall, of Quercus oglethorpensis, Quercus similis, Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, Quercus phellos, Quercus pagoda, Quercus shumardii, Quercus alba, Pinus taeda, Carya ovata, Acer floridanum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus americana, and Ulmus alata. A sparse subcanopy of canopy species and a sparse shrub layer of Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus flava, Crataegus triflora, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Bignonia capreolata, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia are present. The sparse to moderately dense herb layer is composed of Trillium ludovicianum, Oxalis rubra, Carex cherokeensis, Sisyrinchium sp., Tillandsia usneoides, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Danthonia spicata, Lithospermum tuberosum, Allium canadense var. canadense, and Cardamine bulbosa. Characteristic examples of this type are known from Copenhagen Forest (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana).
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is characterized by a dense canopy, 20-30 m tall, of Quercus oglethorpensis, Quercus similis, Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, Quercus phellos, Quercus pagoda, Quercus shumardii, Quercus alba, Pinus taeda, Carya ovata, Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus americana, and Ulmus alata. A sparse subcanopy of canopy species and a sparse shrub layer of Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus flava, Crataegus triflora, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Bignonia capreolata, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia are present. The sparse to moderately dense herb layer is composed of Trillium ludovicianum, Oxalis rubra, Carex cherokeensis, Sisyrinchium sp., Tillandsia usneoides, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Danthonia spicata, Lithospermum tuberosum, Allium canadense var. canadense, and Cardamine bulbosa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This West Gulf Coastal Plain forest is known only from mesic to moist calcareous soils associated with the Jackson Geologic Formation in north-central Louisiana. Characteristic examples of this type are known from Copenhagen Forest (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana).
Geographic Range: This West Gulf Coastal Plain forest is known only from mesic to moist calcareous soils associated with the Jackson Geologic Formation in north-central Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683918
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A3631 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Cherrybark Oak Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3631 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL007359 Cherrybark Oak - Bottomland Post Oak - Pignut Hickory - Bastard Oak / Three-flower Hawthorn Floodplain Forest | CEGL007359 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
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]
- Smith, Latimore M. Personal communication. Natural Heritage Program Ecologist. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Natural Heritage Program, Baton Rouge.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.