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CEGL007967 Juniperus ashei Dry Chalk Outcrop Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ashe''s Juniper Dry Chalk Outcrop Woodland
Colloquial Name: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Dry Chalk Outcrop Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes Juniperus ashei woodlands, occurring on chalk bluffs in the Coastal Plain of Arkansas. This community is a linear feature that occurs on the tops bluffs that are of 27 to 30 m (90-100-feet) high, over very thin alkaline soils. Quercus sinuata, a deciduous oak, is a characteristic associated species that occurs as a stunted tree or large shrub. Either Juniperus ashei or Quercus sinuata may be locally dominant within an occurrence. Other associated species may include Quercus prinoides, Fraxinus quadrangulata and Ulmus alata. This woodland grades into areas supporting unique Blackland Prairie communities and may contain species from these adjacent areas.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples include White Cliffs Natural Area, Little River County, Arkansas. Similar vegetation could potentially occur on chalk outcrops in Texas and Oklahoma, but at this time, there is no evidence to expand the range of this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs on chalk bluffs in the Coastal Plain of Arkansas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685264
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.e Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak - Blue Ash Forest & Woodland Group | G601 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3275 Ashe''s Juniper Ozark Woodland Alliance | A3275 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL007967 Ashe''s Juniper Dry Chalk Outcrop Woodland | CEGL007967 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Foti, Tom. Personal communication. Ecologist [retired]. Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Little Rock.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.