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CEGL004930 Platanus occidentalis - (Salix nigra) / Juglans microcarpa - Baccharis salicifolia Floodplain Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Sycamore - (Black Willow) / Little Walnut - Mule-fat Floodplain Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland community occurs as a gallery woodland along streams and rivers in arid areas of the Edwards Plateau and Stockton Plateau. Platanus occidentalis is the dominant (and often the only tree), although Salix nigra is often present as well. Juglans microcarpa is a typical and often abundant shrub, and Baccharis neglecta or Baccharis salicifolia are often present as well. Other typical species include Panicum virgatum and Schizachyrium scoparium.
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: Platanus occidentalis is the dominant (and often the only) tree, although Salix nigra is often present as well. Juglans microcarpa is a typical and often abundant shrub, and Baccharis neglecta or Baccharis salicifolia are often present as well. Other typical graminoid species include Panicum virgatum and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Dynamics: They are naturally disturbed and therefore maintain an open canopy.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This woodland community occurs as a gallery woodland along streams and rivers in arid areas of the Edwards Plateau and Stockton Plateau of Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684481
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 | CEGL004930 American Sycamore - (Black Willow) / Little Walnut - Mule-fat Floodplain Woodland | CEGL004930 | 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.
- 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.