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CEGL005054 Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Quercus palustris / Carex pensylvanica Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Black Oak - Pin Oak / Pennsylvania Sedge Woodland
Colloquial Name: Lakeplain Mesic Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is found in the southern Great Lakes lakeplain of the United States and Canada, particularly in southwestern Michigan and southwestern Ontario. Stands occur on undisturbed sand ridges and raised areas in poorly drained glacial lakeplains. The soils are very loamy sands or sometimes sand. The pH is typically 5.0-7.2. Oaks (Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus palustris, and Quercus velutina) dominate the canopy, while the ground layer is dominated by Amphicarpaea bracteata, Andropogon gerardii, Apios americana, Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex pensylvanica, Galium boreale, and Pteridium aquilinum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: It is possible that this type is in Ohio, but questionable. There is not much prairie flora because of the shady conditions.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Oaks (Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus palustris, and Quercus velutina) dominate the canopy, while the ground layer is dominated by Amphicarpaea bracteata, Andropogon gerardii, Apios americana, Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex pensylvanica, Galium boreale, and Pteridium aquilinum. Tree densities for stems greater than 7.0 cm dbh average 98 stems/ha, with an average canopy cover of 48% (Bakowsky 1988).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on undisturbed sand ridges and raised areas in poorly drained glacial lakeplains. The soils are very loamy sands, or sometimes sand. The pH is typically 5.0-7.2.
Geographic Range: This community is found in the southern Great Lakes lakeplain of the United States and Canada, ranging from southeastern Michigan to southwestern Ontario.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, ON
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.4 White Oak - Bur Oak - Shagbark Hickory Forest, Woodland & Savanna Macrogroup | M012 | 1.B.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.4.b North-Central Oak - Hickory Forest & Woodland Group | G649 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Alliance | A3324 White Oak - Bur Oak - Swamp White Oak Woodland Alliance | A3324 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Association | CEGL005054 White Oak - Black Oak - Pin Oak / Pennsylvania Sedge Woodland | CEGL005054 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Quercus palustris / Carex pensylvanica Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Kost, M. A., D. A. Albert, J. G. Cohen, B. S. Slaughter, R. K. Schillo, C. R. Weber, and K. A. Chapman. 2007. Natural communities of Michigan: Classification and description. Report No. 2007-21, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Lansing. 314 pp. [http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/reports/2007-21_Natural_Communites_of_Michigan_Classification_and_Description.pdf]
- Lee, H., W. Bakowsky, J. Riley, J. Bowles, M. Puddister, P. Uhlig, and S. McMurray. 1998. Ecological land classification for southern Ontario: First approximation and its application. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Southcentral Science Section, Science Development and Transfer Branch. SCSS Field Guide FG-02.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.