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CEGL007437 Salix nigra / Morella cerifera Ruderal Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Willow / Wax-myrtle Ruderal Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Black Willow / Wax-myrtle Wet Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Salix nigra swamp forest is documented near Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, and probably occurs in other parts of the outer coastal plains, including the deltaic plain. It is composed of a nearly pure willow canopy and dense shrub layer dominated by Morella cerifera. This community is apparently the result of cutting and alteration of former Taxodium distichum swamps.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association has a nearly pure canopy of Salix nigra and a dense shrub layer dominated by Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera).
Dynamics: This community is apparently the result of cutting and alteration of former Taxodium distichum swamps.
Environmental Description: This community is apparently the result of cutting and alteration of former Taxodium distichum swamps.
Geographic Range: This Salix nigra swamp forest is documented near Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, and probably occurs in other parts of the outer coastal plains, including the deltaic plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685455
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Red Maple - Tuliptree - Sugarberry Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M310 | 1.B.3.Nb.90 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a Red Maple - Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Group | G553 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A3343 Red Maple - Tuliptree Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Alliance | A3343 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
| Association | CEGL007437 Black Willow / Wax-myrtle Ruderal Wet Forest | CEGL007437 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.