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CEGL007377 Taxodium distichum - Platanus occidentalis Ouachita Foothills Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bald-cypress - American Sycamore Ouachita Foothills Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These open forests dominated by Taxodium distichum and Platanus occidentalis occur along rocky banks of the lower Mountain Fork of the Red River in the Ouachita Mountain foothills. These forests are also known from the Saline and Maumelle rivers, and perhaps in other small rivers that flow into the Arkansas River. Other trees include Betula nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, and less commonly Carya aquatica, Ulmus spp., Celtis spp., and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. These forests occur in a complex with shrublands dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Ilex vomitoria, Cornus obliqua, and Salix caroliniana and open grasslands with Calamovilfa arcuata, Panicum virgatum, and Schizachyrium scoparium. More information is needed to better name this association. Alliance placement must also be examined.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community needs further assessment to determine validity, composition, rarity, and distribution. More information is needed to better name this association. Alliance placement must also be examined.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These open forests are dominated by Taxodium distichum and Platanus occidentalis. Other trees include Betula nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, and less commonly Carya aquatica, Ulmus spp., Celtis spp., and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. These forests occur in a complex with shrublands dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Ilex vomitoria, Cornus obliqua, and Salix caroliniana and open grasslands with Calamovilfa arcuata, Panicum virgatum, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Dynamics: These forests occur in a complex with shrublands dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Ilex vomitoria, Cornus obliqua, and Salix caroliniana and open grasslands with Calamovilfa arcuata, Panicum virgatum, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Environmental Description: These open forests occur along rocky banks of the lower Mountain Fork of the Red River in the Ouachita Mountain foothills.
Geographic Range: These forests occur along rocky banks of the lower Mountain Fork of the Red River in the Ouachita Mountain foothills and are also known from the Saline and Maumelle rivers, and perhaps in other small rivers that flow into the Arkansas River.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684718
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2Q
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo Floodplain Forest Group | G033 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A3594 Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo - Swamp Tupelo Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3594 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL007377 Bald-cypress - American Sycamore Ouachita Foothills Floodplain Forest | CEGL007377 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.