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CEGL007818 Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa / Ostrya virginiana / Carex pensylvanica - Schizachyrium scoparium Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Hophornbeam / Pennsylvania Sedge - Little Bluestem Forest
Colloquial Name: Magazine Mountain White Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a dry to dry-mesic oak - hickory forest of sandstone plateaus of the Arkansas River Valley Section, Magazine Mountain Subsection of Arkansas. The short (8-m) canopy is dominated by Quercus alba and Carya tomentosa, with possibly some Quercus rubra. Ostrya virginiana dominates the subcanopy; Chionanthus virginicus is also present. Vaccinium stamineum may be a prominent low shrub in some examples. Due to relatively harsh edaphic conditions associated with this type, the canopy is short-statured, and grasses are prominent in the herbaceous stratum; these include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii, Carex pensylvanica, and Dichanthelium boscii. Other herbaceous species include Gillenia stipulata, Symphyotrichum undulatum?, Solidago ulmifolia, and Helianthus hirsutus. More information is needed on the detailed floristics of this association. It is noteworthy for its short stature and the grass/graminoid-dominated herbaceous layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Described from Magazine Mountain, Arkansas (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). This association is noteworthy among Quercus alba-dominated types for its short stature and the grass/graminoid-dominated herbaceous layer. Equivalent forests may occur in the Ouachita Mountains. This association may prove to be a subassociation of ~Quercus velutina - Quercus alba - Carya (glabra, ovata) Forest (CEGL002076)$$. This association is distinguished from ~Quercus alba / Carex pensylvanica - Carex ouachitana Dwarf Forest (CEGL002433)$$ by being taller and less influenced by wind and ice.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The short (8-m) canopy of stands of this association is dominated by Quercus alba and Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), with possibly some Quercus rubra. Ostrya virginiana dominates the subcanopy; Chionanthus virginicus is also present. Vaccinium stamineum may be a prominent low shrub in some examples. Grasses are prominent in the herbaceous stratum; these include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii, Carex pensylvanica, and Dichanthelium boscii. Other herbaceous species include Gillenia stipulata (= Porteranthus stipulatus), Symphyotrichum undulatum (= Aster undulatus)?, Solidago ulmifolia, and Helianthus hirsutus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This is a dry to dry-mesic oak - hickory forest of sandstone plateaus of the Arkansas River Valley Section, Magazine Mountain Subsection of Arkansas.
Geographic Range: This community was defined from Mount Magazine, Arkansas. It is likely that it is more wide-ranging and may be combined with other similar vegetation.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685137
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
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 | A3288 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Post Oak Ozark-Ouachita Forest Alliance | A3288 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL007818 White Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Hophornbeam / Pennsylvania Sedge - Little Bluestem Forest | CEGL007818 | 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: 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.