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CEGL008413 Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum West Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Longleaf Woodoats West Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Dry-Mesic White Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This acidic hardwood forest dominated by Quercus alba occurs west of the Mississippi River in the Upper West and West Gulf coastal plains. It occurs in dry-mesic habitats, similar to, but slightly drier than areas which support Fagus grandifolia. Pines (Pinus taeda, Pinus echinata) may be occasional, but if significant amounts are present they would be accommodated under other associations. Various other hardwood species are present, including Carya tomentosa, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Nyssa sylvatica. A thick shrub layer may be present, dominated by Ilex vomitoria. Herbaceous species are infrequent and not diagnostic of this type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The type has been documented from a single site in eastern Texas on the Sabine National Forest. More information is needed on the range, environment, and floristics of this type in the rest of the region.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This type has been only recently recognized in the region and remains poorly documented. At a single plot location in eastern Texas (near Patroon Bayou in the Sabine National Forest), Quercus alba is strongly dominant in the overstory, along with lesser amounts of Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Quercus pagoda, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy consists of Nyssa sylvatica, Ilex opaca, and Tilia americana var. caroliniana. A short-shrub layer is dominated by Carpinus caroliniana, with some Ostrya virginiana, Acer rubrum, Chionanthus virginicus, Aralia spinosa, Viburnum dentatum, and Ilex vomitoria present. More data on stands of this type throughout the region are needed.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest has been recognized from a single site in eastern Texas, where it is found on a very gradual lower slope which grades into a broad expanse of hardwood "flatwoods" near Patroon Bayou in the Sabine National Forest.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs west of the Mississippi River in the Upper West and West Gulf coastal plains. It has been documented in eastern Texas and Arkansas, and is expected in Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, LA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684485
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3234 White Oak - Mockernut Hickory Mesic Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A3234 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL008413 White Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Longleaf Woodoats West Gulf Coastal Plain Forest | CEGL008413 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: West Gulf Coastal Plain portion split out
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.