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CEGL002087 Carya illinoinensis - Celtis laevigata Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pecan - Sugarberry Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Pecan - Sugarberry Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest is found on nearly level floodplains and terraces along major streams and rivers in the central and south-central United States, ranging from Kansas and Arkansas, south to Texas and Louisiana. Soils are deep, poorly drained to well-drained, and formed in silty, loamy and clayey recent alluvium. The vegetation is dominated by a closed-canopy forest. Characteristic dominants include Carya illinoinensis and Celtis laevigata. In Oklahoma, other characteristic species include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ilex decidua, Quercus shumardii, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, in Kansas they include Acer negundo, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans nigra, Platanus occidentalis, and Ulmus americana, and in Texas they include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Platanus occidentalis, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Cornus drummondii, Ilex decidua, and Acer negundo. Ground layer species may include Carex grayi, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Verbesina virginica, and Toxicodendron radicans.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Understory species need to be added. There are likely several associations that should be recognized, or the type itself may be a part of other associations, e.g., in Kansas, see ~Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus spp. - Celtis occidentalis Floodplain Forest (CEGL002014)$$. In Kansas, the type is found at Fort Leavenworth (H. Loring pers. comm. 1999). This community may be found in the northern periphery of the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes of Texas where it grades into the Crosstimbers and Southern Tallgrass Prairies. It is similar to ~Ulmus crassifolia - Carya illinoinensis - Celtis laevigata / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Carex cherokeensis Floodplain Forest (CEGL002388)$$ described from the Columbia Bottomlands region of coastal Texas. The relationship of these two communities needs clarification. They share many species, but the latter has a strong dominance of Ulmus crassifolia and may represent a part of this broadly described type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is dominated by a closed-canopy forest. Characteristic dominants include Carya illinoinensis and Celtis laevigata. In Oklahoma, other characteristic species include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ilex decidua, Quercus shumardii, and Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hoagland 1997), in Kansas they include Acer negundo, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans nigra, Platanus occidentalis, and Ulmus americana, and in Texas they include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Platanus occidentalis, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Cornus drummondii, Ilex decidua, and Acer negundo. Ground layer species include Carex grayi, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Verbesina virginica and Toxicodendron radicans (Lauver et al. 1999).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on nearly level floodplains and terraces along major streams and rivers. Soils are deep, poorly drained to well-drained, and formed in silty, loamy and clayey recent alluvium.
Geographic Range: This pecan - sugarberry forest is found in the central and south-central United States, ranging from Kansas and Arkansas, south to Texas and Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, KS, LA, OK, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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 | A3679 Pecan - Cedar Elm - Sugarberry Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3679 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL002087 Pecan - Sugarberry Floodplain Forest | CEGL002087 | 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: = Carya illinoinensis - Celtis laevigata Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
? IIA6g. Pecan - Sugarberry Forest (Allard 1990)
? P1B3cIV8b. Celtis laevigata - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Carya illinoensis (Foti et al. 1994)
? IIA6g. Pecan - Sugarberry Forest (Allard 1990)
? P1B3cIV8b. Celtis laevigata - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Carya illinoensis (Foti et al. 1994)
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