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CEGL008414 Quercus alba - Quercus falcata - Quercus stellata - Nyssa sylvatica / Carex cherokeensis Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Post Oak - Blackgum / Cherokee Sedge Forest
Colloquial Name: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Circumneutral Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dry-mesic upland vegetation of the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas and Texas is typically dominated by Quercus alba in combination with other hardwood species. Local species composition and overstory density are variable and related to geographic location and management history. Some examples exist as woodlands, while others are more closed forests. Pinus spp. density appears to depend on disturbance frequency and can be missing or dominant. Large Pinus echinata appear almost relictual, and with non-fire disturbance patterns, Pinus taeda replaces it. This community generally occurs on nearly level uplands on shrink-swell soils which are acidic in the surface layers overlying calcareous marls. Other tree species include Carya myristiciformis, Carya texana, Carya tomentosa, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus muehlenbergii. Other sapling, shrub and woody vines include Asimina triloba, Berchemia scandens, Callicarpa americana, Campsis radicans, Ostrya virginiana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rubus flagellaris, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia, and Toxicodendron radicans. Dominant herbaceous species include Chasmanthium sessiliflorum with Andropogon virginicus, Asclepias variegata, Botrychium virginianum, Carex cherokeensis, Camassia scilloides, Coreopsis lanceolata, Elephantopus carolinianus, Phlox pilosa, Polystichum acrostichoides, Ruellia strepens, Schizachyrium scoparium, Scleria oligantha, Solidago odora, Solidago petiolaris, Vernonia baldwinii, and Viola x palmata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type now includes fire-maintained woodlands, the former Quercus alba - Quercus falcata - Quercus stellata - Nyssa sylvatica - (Pinus echinata, Pinus taeda) / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Woodland (CEGL007776).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Dominant matrix tree species in this association include Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, and Nyssa sylvatica. Pinus spp. density appears to depend on disturbance frequency and can be missing or dominant. Large Pinus echinata appear almost relictual, and with non-fire disturbance patterns, Pinus taeda replaces it. Other tree species include Carya myristiciformis, Carya texana, Carya tomentosa, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus muehlenbergii. Other sapling, shrub and woody vines include Asimina triloba, Berchemia scandens, Callicarpa americana, Campsis radicans, Ostrya virginiana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rubus flagellaris, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia, and Toxicodendron radicans. Dominant herbaceous species include Chasmanthium sessiliflorum with Andropogon virginicus, Asclepias variegata, Botrychium virginianum, Carex cherokeensis, Camassia scilloides, Coreopsis lanceolata, Elephantopus carolinianus, Phlox pilosa, Polystichum acrostichoides, Ruellia strepens, Schizachyrium scoparium, Scleria oligantha, Solidago odora, Solidago petiolaris, Vernonia baldwinii, and Viola x palmata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This dry-mesic mixed oak (or oak - pine) upland forest or woodland community of the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain generally occurs on nearly level terrain usually in higher topographic positions on the landscape. The soils are moderately deep with high moisture-holding capacities. Soils are nearly level, fine sandy loams of the Okitibbeha Series. Okitibbeha soils have acidic surface layers over calcareous marls with a high shrink-swell character and could be described as xero-hydric. Small ravines or eroded areas that cut through the Okitibbeha soils create habitat for calciphiles such as Carya myristiciformis and Quercus muehlenbergii.
Geographic Range: This community is currently known only from the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas, in Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Nevada, and Sevier counties.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, LA?, OK?, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685401
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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 | A3290 Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - White Oak Ozark-Ouachita Woodland Alliance | A3290 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL008414 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Post Oak - Blackgum / Cherokee Sedge Forest | CEGL008414 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: merged together to form this new type
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.
- Zollner, D., S. Simon, and T. Foti. 2003. A plant community classification for Arkansas''s Blackland Prairie ecosystem. Pages 110-145 in: E. Peacock and T. Schauwecker, editors. Blackland prairies of the Gulf Coastal Plain: Nature, culture and sustainability. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.