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CEGL004670 Quercus stellata - Quercus muehlenbergii / Schizachyrium scoparium - Sorghastrum nutans Black Belt Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Post Oak - Chinquapin Oak / Little Bluestem - Indiangrass Black Belt Woodland
Colloquial Name: Black Belt Post Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Black Belt woodland has an open canopy dominated by Quercus stellata, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Quercus marilandica. Other typical canopy species include Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus falcata, Fraxinus americana, Carya tomentosa, and Carya glabra. Canopy closure is highly variable, ranging from open or even scattered, to closed. Presumably this association was more open in the past, with more frequent burning. Typical shrubs include Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Frangula caroliniana. Schizachyrium scoparium and Sorghastrum nutans are the principal herbs. This community occurs in the Black Belt (Selma Chalk) area of Alabama and Mississippi.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this Black Belt woodland have open canopies dominated by Quercus stellata, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Quercus marilandica. Other typical canopy or subcanopy species include Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus falcata, Fraxinus americana, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), and Carya glabra. Canopy closure is highly variable, ranging from open or even scattered, to closed. Presumably this association was more open in the past, with more frequent burning. Typical shrubs include Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Frangula caroliniana. Schizachyrium scoparium and Sorghastrum nutans are the principal herbs.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to the Black Belt (Selma Chalk) area of Alabama and Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.c White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Northern Red Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G159 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3291 Post Oak - Southern Red Oak - White Oak Interior Low Plateau Woodland Alliance | A3291 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004670 Post Oak - Chinquapin Oak / Little Bluestem - Indiangrass Black Belt Woodland | CEGL004670 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Red sandy hills (Lowe 1921)
= Xeric post oak (Leidolf and McDaniel 1998)
= Xeric post oak (Leidolf and McDaniel 1998)
- Leidolf, A., and S. McDaniel. 1998. A floristic study of black prairie plant communities at Sixteen Section Prairie, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Castanea 63:51-62.
- Lowe, E. N. 1921. Topographic and floristic regions in Mississippi. Pages 29-57 in: E. N. Lowe. Plants of Mississippi: A list of flowering plants and ferns. Mississippi State Geologic Survey Bulletin No. 17.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Mohr, C. T. 1901. Plant life of Alabama. Contributions to the U.S. National Herbarium No. 6. Washington, DC. 921 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.