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CEGL007709 Quercus alba - Carya ovata - Liriodendron tulipifera - (Quercus phellos) / Cornus florida Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Shagbark Hickory - Tuliptree - (Willow Oak) / Flowering Dogwood Forest
Colloquial Name: Highland Rim White Oak - Tuliptree Mesic Lower Slope Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is associated with lower, more mesic slopes and higher floodplain terraces of major creeks in the Interior Low Plateau and Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Tennessee and the Cumberlands and Southern Ridge and Valley of Georgia. The dominant canopy species include Quercus alba, Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, and/or Quercus phellos, as well as Acer rubrum, Carya tomentosa, Carya ovata, Juglans nigra, Quercus nigra, and Ulmus americana. Some earlier successional examples may exhibit relative dominance by Liriodendron and/or Liquidambar rather than Quercus and/or Carya. The subcanopy is typically well-developed with canopy species, as well as Cornus florida, Prunus serotina, Nyssa sylvatica, and Platanus occidentalis. The shrub strata may include Lindera benzoin, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Euonymus americanus, Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana, Rhododendron canescens, Ilex opaca, and Toxicodendron radicans. The herbaceous layer is often well-developed (up to 90% cover in a 20x20-m plot) but can also be rather sparse. Dominant herbs may include Thelypteris noveboracensis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Boehmeria cylindrica, Chasmanthium laxum, Poa sylvestris, and Carex intumescens. The exotic grass Microstegium vimineum may also be dominant in some occurrences.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: On Arnold Air Force Base (Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee) this community is found on lower, more mesic slopes and higher floodplain terraces of major creeks such as Crumpton, Brumalow, Hunt, and Rowland creeks.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dominant canopy species in stands of this association include Quercus alba, Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, and/or Quercus phellos, as well as Acer rubrum, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Carya ovata, Juglans nigra, Quercus nigra, and Ulmus americana. Some earlier-successional examples may exhibit relative dominance by Liriodendron and/or Liquidambar rather than Quercus spp. and/or Carya spp. The subcanopy is typically well-developed with canopy species, as well as Cornus florida, Prunus serotina, Nyssa sylvatica, and Platanus occidentalis. The shrub strata may include Lindera benzoin, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Euonymus americanus, Asimina triloba, Carpinus caroliniana, Rhododendron canescens, Ilex opaca, and Toxicodendron radicans. Stands from Shiloh National Military Park were described as having a "very sparse" shrub stratum which included Alnus serrulata, Lindera benzoin, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Viburnum sp., Vaccinium fuscatum, and Rhododendron canescens. The herbaceous layer is often well-developed (up to 90% cover in a 20x20-m plot) but can also be rather sparse. Dominant herbs may include Thelypteris noveboracensis, Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Boehmeria cylindrica, Chasmanthium laxum, Poa sylvestris, and Carex intumescens. Other herbs include Brachyelytrum erectum, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Mitchella repens, Dioscorea villosa, Arisaema triphyllum, Stellaria pubera, Trillium cuneatum, Podophyllum peltatum, Elephantopus carolinianus, Sanicula canadensis, Galium spp., Houstonia spp., Scutellaria integrifolia, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Tipularia discolor, Symphyotrichum sp., Eupatorium sp., Asplenium platyneuron, and Geum canadense. The exotic grass Microstegium vimineum may also be dominant in some occurrences.
Dynamics: Some earlier-successional examples may exhibit relative dominance by Liriodendron and/or Liquidambar rather than Quercus and/or Carya.
Environmental Description: This community is associated with lower, more mesic slopes and higher floodplain terraces of major creeks in the Interior Low Plateau and Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Tennessee and possibly adjacent states. It occurs on a variety of soil types. On Arnold Air Force Base (Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee) this community is found on lower, more mesic slopes and higher floodplain terraces of major creeks such as Crumpton, Brumalow, Hunt, and Rowland creeks.
Geographic Range: At least a moderately widespread type, it is present in parts of the Interior Low Plateau and Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain as well as in the Cumberlands and Southern Ridge and Valley. A comprehensive review of its relationship to related types is not complete.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, GA, MS, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685726
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.c White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Northern Red Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G159 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3291 Post Oak - Southern Red Oak - White Oak Interior Low Plateau Woodland Alliance | A3291 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL007709 White Oak - Shagbark Hickory - Tuliptree - (Willow Oak) / Flowering Dogwood Forest | CEGL007709 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus alba - Carya (alba, ovata) - Liriodendron tulipifera - (Quercus phellos) / Cornus florida Forest (TNC 1998a)
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- 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.
- TNC [The Nature Conservancy]. 1998a. An investigation and assessment of the vegetation of Arnold Air Force Base. Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee. The Nature Conservancy, Tennessee Field Office, Nashville. 37 pp. plus appendices.