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CEGL004671 Acer floridanum - Quercus shumardii - Quercus muehlenbergii - (Aesculus glabra, Carya myristiciformis) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Southern Sugar Maple - Shumard Oak - Chinquapin Oak - (Ohio Buckeye, Nutmeg Hickory) Forest
Colloquial Name: Upper East Gulf Calcareous Bluff Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is known from moist, north-facing, calcareous bluffs in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of northeastern Mississippi and adjacent Alabama. Canopy species include Acer floridanum, Aesculus glabra, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya laciniosa, Carya myristiciformis, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Morus rubra, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Ulmus alata, and Ulmus americana. The subcanopy stratum includes Acer rubrum, Asimina triloba, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Maclura pomifera, Ostrya virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Ulmus rubra, and Zanthoxylum clava-herculis. Shrubs and woody vines include Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Cocculus carolinus, Cornus drummondii, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus marshallii, Euonymus americanus, Euonymus atropurpureus, Frangula caroliniana, Ilex decidua, Menispermum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ptelea trifoliata, Sideroxylon lycioides, Smilax bona-nox, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rufidulum, and Vitis aestivalis. Herbaceous species are numerous. Related vegetation may be found in the Tunica Hills or other calcareous uplands of Louisiana.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The name and circumscription of this association may need revision when additional data are available. This description based on Morris et al. (1993). Alliance placement needs to be reviewed; indicators of relative dominance are lacking in Morris et al. (1993). See also ~Quercus shumardii - Quercus pagoda - Fraxinus americana / Ostrya virginiana / Trillium ludovicianum Forest (CEGL007272)$$ for perhaps related, oak-dominated stands of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. See Wieland (2000a) for mesic stands of bluffs in the Tertiary Jackson Formation of Mississippi.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Canopy species include Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), Aesculus glabra, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya laciniosa, Carya myristiciformis, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Morus rubra, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Ulmus alata, and Ulmus americana. The subcanopy stratum includes Acer rubrum, Asimina triloba, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Maclura pomifera, Ostrya virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Ulmus rubra, and Zanthoxylum clava-herculis. Shrubs and woody vines include Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Cocculus carolinus, Cornus drummondii, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus marshallii, Euonymus americanus, Euonymus atropurpureus, Frangula caroliniana, Ilex decidua, Menispermum canadense, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ptelea trifoliata, Sideroxylon lycioides, Smilax bona-nox, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rufidulum, and Vitis aestivalis. Herbaceous species are Allium canadense, Anemone virginiana, Arisaema dracontium, Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum, Botrychium virginianum, Campanulastrum americanum, Cardamine concatenata, Carex albicans (= Carex artitecta), Carex blanda, Carex cephalophora, Carex cherokeensis, Carex gracilescens, Carex jamesii, Carex laxiflora var. serrulata, Carex muehlenbergii, Carex oxylepis, Carex willdenowii, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cynoglossum virginianum, Dasistoma macrophylla, Desmodium nudiflorum, Desmodium pauciflorum, Dichanthelium boscii, Euphorbia commutata, Lilium michauxii, Luzula echinata, Monotropa hypopitys, Oxalis violacea, Panax quinquefolius, Penstemon tubaeflorus, Phlox divaricata, Phryma leptostachya, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Prenanthes altissima, Ruellia strepens, Sanguinaria canadensis, Sanicula odorata, Scrophularia marilandica, Silene stellata, Smilax herbacea, Spigelia marilandica, Frasera caroliniensis, Thalictrum thalictroides, Trillium recurvatum, and Viola affinis (Morris et al. 1993). Indicators of relative dominance are lacking in Morris et al. (1993).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is known from moist, north-facing, calcareous bluffs in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of northeastern Mississippi and adjacent Alabama. This association is described from bluffs with mesophytic habitats in the Pontotoc Ridge-Black Prairie transition area of Oktibbeha County, northeastern Mississippi (Morris et al. 1993). The particular bluff from which the vegetation is described is classified as the Bluffport member of the Cretaceous Demopolis formation, the soils being of the Sumter soil series complex. The mean elevation of the bluffs is about 98 m (325 feet). They range from 82-112 m (270-370 feet). Related vegetation may be found in the Tunica Hills or other calcareous uplands of Louisiana.
Geographic Range: This association is described from calcareous bluffs of northeastern Mississippi and is presumed to occur in Alabama. Related vegetation may be found in the Tunica Hills or other calcareous uplands of Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, LA?, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3236 Southern Sugar Maple - Shumard Oak - White Ash Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A3236 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004671 Southern Sugar Maple - Shumard Oak - Chinquapin Oak - (Ohio Buckeye, Nutmeg Hickory) Forest | CEGL004671 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Mesic Calcareous Bluff (Morris et al. 1993)
- 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]
- Morris, M. W., C. T. Bryson, and R. C. Warren. 1993. Rare vascular plants and associate plant communities from the Sand Creek Chalk Bluffs, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Castanea 58:250-259.
- 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.
- Wieland, R. W. 2000a. Ecology and vegetation of LeFleur''s Bluff State Park, Jackson, Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 45(3):150-183.