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CEGL007360 Quercus similis - Quercus pagoda - Carya (glabra, myristiciformis, ovata) Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bottomland Post Oak - Cherrybark Oak - (Pignut Hickory, Nutmeg Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Calcareous Oak - Hickory High Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This West Gulf Coastal Plain forest occurs on calcareous Alligator clay in Caldwell Parish (and possibly also Catahoula Parish), Louisiana. Typical species include Quercus similis, Carya myristiciformis, Quercus oglethorpensis, Quercus phellos, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus pagoda, Pinus taeda, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus alata, Carya ovata, Carex cherokeensis, Lithospermum tuberosum, and Cardamine bulbosa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This forest type is similar to ~Quercus pagoda - Quercus similis - Carya glabra - Quercus sinuata var. sinuata / Crataegus triflora Floodplain Forest (CEGL007359)$$, but differs in completely lacking Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, Quercus shumardii, and Crataegus triflora. It also occurs in a different topographic setting, occurring in broad bottoms with ambiguous hydrology. Characteristic examples occur at Bayou Dan (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This West Gulf Coastal Plain forest occurs on calcareous Alligator clay in Caldwell Parish (and possibly also Catahoula Parish), Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683919
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 | CEGL007360 Bottomland Post Oak - Cherrybark Oak - (Pignut Hickory, Nutmeg Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) Floodplain Forest | CEGL007360 | 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.