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CEGL002095 Populus deltoides - Platanus occidentalis Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Cottonwood - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Cottonwood - Sycamore Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This cottonwood - sycamore floodplain forest is found in the central Great Plains of the United States. Stands occur on nearly level to undulating soils on floodplains along major rivers and streams. Soils are deep, poorly drained to well-drained, and formed in silty and clayey alluvium. The vegetation structure is open- to closed-canopy forest. Dominant trees include Populus deltoides and Platanus occidentalis. Associates include Acer negundo, Carya illinoinensis, Celtis occidentalis, and Salix nigra.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Concept of this type is taken from the Kansas state classification - Cottonwood-Sycamore Floodplain Forest (Lauver et al. 1999). Placement in this alliance needs review. Type would appear to be very similar to ~Platanus occidentalis - (Populus deltoides) - Acer negundo Floodplain Forest (CEGL002092)$$. See also ~Populus deltoides - Ulmus americana - Celtis laevigata Floodplain Forest (CEGL002096)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation structure is open- to closed-canopy forest. Dominant trees include Populus deltoides and Platanus occidentalis. Associates include Acer negundo, Carya illinoinensis, Celtis occidentalis, and Salix nigra (Lauver et al. 1999).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on nearly level to undulating soils on floodplains along major rivers and streams. Soils are deep, poorly drained to well-drained, and formed in silty and clayier alluvium (Lauver et al. 1999).
Geographic Range: This cottonwood - sycamore floodplain forest is found in the central Great Plains of the United States, and is currently reported from eastern Kansas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683930
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.4 Eastern Cottonwood - Green Ash / Willow species Flooded & Swamp Forest | M028 | 1.B.3.Na.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.4.a Eastern Cottonwood - Green Ash / Western Wheatgrass Floodplain Forest Group | G147 | 1.B.3.Na.4.a |
| Alliance | A3423 Eastern Cottonwood Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3423 | 1.B.3.Na.4.a |
| Association | CEGL002095 Eastern Cottonwood - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest | CEGL002095 | 1.B.3.Na.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus deltoides - Platanus occidentalis Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Cottonwood-Sycamore Floodplain Forest (Lauver et al. 1999)
= Cottonwood-Sycamore Floodplain Forest (Lauver et al. 1999)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Lauver, C. L., K. Kindscher, D. Faber-Langendoen, and R. Schneider. 1999. A classification of the natural vegetation of Kansas. The Southwestern Naturalist 44:421-443.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.