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CEGL004929 Platanus occidentalis - Juglans major Floodplain Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Sycamore - Arizona Walnut Floodplain Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland occurs along permanently watered streams and rivers of the western Edwards Plateau of central Texas. Platanus occidentalis and Juglans major dominate the open canopy, which can range patchily from very open to nearly closed. Other canopy trees include Acer grandidentatum and Prunus serotina var. eximia. Typical shrubs include Cephalanthus occidentalis. Herbs are patchy, but sometimes dense, and include Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, Panicum virgatum, Verbesina virginica, Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, as well as various species typical of adjacent uplands. Along river segments, this grades into riparian grasslands. Upslope, it occurs in association with communities of Quercus laceyi, Quercus fusiformis, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Acer grandidentatum - Quercus buckleyi - Quercus muehlenbergii.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples are found at Lost Maples State Park, Texas. This association is conceptually related to the Arizona Walnut Series of Dick-Peddie (1993) but occurs farther east and has major eastern floristic components, such as the codominant Platanus occidentalis.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Platanus occidentalis and Juglans major dominate the open canopy, which can range patchily from very open to nearly closed. Other canopy trees include Acer grandidentatum and Prunus serotina var. eximia. Typical shrubs include Cephalanthus occidentalis. Herbs are patchy, but sometimes dense, and include Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, Panicum virgatum, Verbesina virginica, Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, as well as various species typical of adjacent uplands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Platanus occidentalis and Juglans major dominate the open canopy, which can range patchily from very open to nearly closed. Other canopy trees include Acer grandidentatum and Prunus serotina var. eximia. Typical shrubs include Cephalanthus occidentalis. Herbs are patchy, but sometimes dense, and include Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, Panicum virgatum, Verbesina virginica, Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, as well as various species typical of adjacent uplands.
Geographic Range: This association occurs on the western Edwards Plateau of central Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684480
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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.5 Pecan - Sugarberry - Bur Oak Floodplain Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M154 | 1.B.3.Nb.5 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a Southeastern Great Plains Floodplain Forest Group | G784 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A2018 American Sycamore - Arizona Walnut - Black Willow Floodplain Woodland Alliance | A2018 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL004929 American Sycamore - Arizona Walnut Floodplain Woodland | CEGL004929 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Dick-Peddie, W. A. 1993. New Mexico vegetation: Past, present, and future. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. 244 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.