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CEGL002156 Quercus virginiana - (Celtis laevigata) / Prunus caroliniana Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak - (Sugarberry) / Carolina Laurel Cherry Forest
Colloquial Name: Texas Gulf Coast Live Oak - Sugarberry Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes woodlands occurring along the upper Gulf Coast of Texas north of Galveston Bay on the Ingleside barrier-strandplain, a Pleistocene barrier ridge. The canopy is dominated by Quercus virginiana. The patchy understory contains Ilex vomitoria, and Prunus caroliniana which may also reach into the canopy. Schizachyrium scoparium grasslands are often intermixed with these woodlands.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association currently includes vegetation known from the Ingleside barrier-strandplain in the vicinity of Smith Point, Texas. This community may be invaded by the exotic Triadica sebifera.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Quercus virginiana. The patchy understory contains Ilex vomitoria and Prunus caroliniana, which may also reach into the canopy. Schizachyrium scoparium grasslands are often intermixed with these woodlands.
Dynamics: Fire and edaphic characteristics are thought to have played a role in the maintenance of this community in a woodland state. In the absence of fire, the canopy may approach forest stature.
Environmental Description: This community occurs on sandy loam soils that developed over deep sands of ancient barrier ridges. Schizachyrium scoparium grasslands are often intermixed with these woodlands.
Geographic Range: The range of this association is naturally restricted to barrier islands and inland beach ridges along the upper Texas coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685470
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.a Live Oak - Pignut Hickory - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Forest Group | G798 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A0374 Live Oak - Sugarberry Chenier Forest Alliance | A0374 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL002156 Live Oak - (Sugarberry) / Carolina Laurel Cherry Forest | CEGL002156 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IA9e. Gulf Coast Maritime Forest (Allard 1990)
? IB8a. West Gulf Maritime Live Oak - Hackberry Woodland/Forest (Allard 1990)
? IB8a. West Gulf Maritime Live Oak - Hackberry Woodland/Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.