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CEGL007261 Quercus montana - Carya spp. - Quercus velutina / Vaccinium arboreum / Iris verna var. smalliana Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chestnut Oak - Hickory species - Black Oak / Farkleberry / Upland Dwarf Iris Forest
Colloquial Name: Lower Piedmont Chestnut Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association accommodates mesic to dry-mesic forests of the Alabama Piedmont-Coastal Plain-Ridge and Valley transition region and is also documented from the Coastal Plain transition to the Interior Low Plateau of northwestern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. The canopy is strongly dominated by Quercus montana, Carya tomentosa (and/or other Carya spp.), and Quercus velutina. Other tree species present include Quercus falcata, Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Carya glabra, and Pinus echinata. Understory woody species include Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica, and Oxydendrum arboreum. Shrubs and woody vines include Aesculus pavia, Asimina parviflora, Ceanothus americanus, Epigaea repens, Euonymus americanus, Gaylussacia dumosa, Hydrangea quercifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rhododendron canescens, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Symplocos tinctoria, Toxicodendron pubescens, Toxicodendron radicans, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, and Vitis rotundifolia. Herbs and herbaceous vines present include Coreopsis major, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea villosa, Elephantopus tomentosus, Hexastylis arifolia, Iris verna var. smalliana, Maianthemum racemosum, Mimosa microphylla, Mitchella repens, Silphium compositum, Tephrosia virginiana, and Uvularia perfoliata. Ferns include Polystichum acrostichoides and Pteridium aquilinum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association was defined based on Golden (1979) from the lower Piedmont of Alabama. This geographic location gives this type some Coastal Plain affinities, as evidenced by species that are present but not constant among examples (e.g., Gaylussacia dumosa, Vaccinium elliottii, Toxicodendron pubescens). The nominal species (Vaccinium arboreum, Iris verna var. smalliana) were chosen based on the constancy within the study area (Golden 1979) and not from a rangewide assessment. This association needs further clarification and expansion with subsequent range assessment and, perhaps, re-evaluation of nominal species.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this association is strongly dominated by Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus), Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), and Quercus velutina. Other tree species present include Quercus falcata, Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Carya glabra, and Pinus echinata. Understory woody species include Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica, and Oxydendrum arboreum. Shrubs and woody vines include Aesculus pavia, Asimina parviflora, Ceanothus americanus, Epigaea repens, Euonymus americanus, Gaylussacia dumosa, Hydrangea quercifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rhododendron canescens, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Symplocos tinctoria, Toxicodendron pubescens, Toxicodendron radicans, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, and Vitis rotundifolia (Golden 1979). Herbs and herbaceous vines present include Coreopsis major, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea villosa, Elephantopus tomentosus, Hexastylis arifolia, Iris verna var. smalliana, Maianthemum racemosum, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Mitchella repens, Silphium compositum, Tephrosia virginiana, and Uvularia perfoliata, Ferns include Polystichum acrostichoides and Pteridium aquilinum. In addition, Beckett and Golden (1982) include Carya pallida, Quercus coccinea, Quercus velutina, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya ovalis, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda, and Magnolia macrophylla as components of this type (in decreasing order of frequency).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association accommodates mesic to dry-mesic Quercus montana-dominated forests of the Alabama Piedmont-Coastal Plain-Ridge and Valley transition region and is also documented from the Coastal Plain transition to the Interior Low Plateau of northwestern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.
Geographic Range: This association is described from the Piedmont-Coastal Plain-Ridge and Valley transition region of Alabama and is also documented from the Coastal Plain transition to the Interior Low Plateau of northwestern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, MS, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685442
Confidence Level: Low
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.a White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Water Oak Forest Group | G165 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A4438 Chestnut Oak - White Oak Piedmont Dry Forest Alliance | A4438 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL007261 Chestnut Oak - Hickory species - Black Oak / Farkleberry / Upland Dwarf Iris Forest | CEGL007261 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Chestnut Oak (Golden 1979)
? Chestnut Oak (Beckett and Golden 1982)
? Chestnut Oak (Beckett and Golden 1982)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Beckett, S., and M. S. Golden. 1982. Forest vegetation and vascular flora of Reed Brake Research Natural Area, Alabama. Castanea 48:368-392.
- Golden, M. S. 1979. Forest vegetation of the lower Alabama Piedmont. Ecology 60:770-782.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TDNH [Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage]. 2018. Unpublished data. Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.