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CEGL007915 Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra - Liquidambar styraciflua Mississippi River Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Willow Oak - Water Oak - Sweetgum Mississippi River Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Oak - Sweetgum Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association covers large floodplain forests of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and Ouachitas in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and possibly Tennessee. It also occurs on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta of Alabama. In stands of this association, Liquidambar styraciflua is codominant with Quercus phellos and Quercus nigra. Quercus nigra increases in importance on better drained sites.
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: In stands of this association, Liquidambar styraciflua is codominant with Quercus phellos and Quercus nigra. Quercus nigra increases in importance on better-drained sites.
Dynamics: Quercus nigra increases in importance on better drained sites.
Environmental Description: This association covers large floodplain forests of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and Ouachitas. It also occurs on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta of Alabama.
Geographic Range: This association covers large floodplain forests of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and Ouachitas in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and possibly Tennessee. It also occurs on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta of Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, LA, MS, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685550
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A4683 <i>Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra - Quercus pagoda</i> Southeast Floodplain Forest Alliance | A4683 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL007915 Willow Oak - Water Oak - Sweetgum Mississippi River Floodplain Forest | CEGL007915 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.