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CEGL004697 Celtis (laevigata, occidentalis) - Ulmus spp. - (Aesculus glabra) Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Sugarberry, Common Hackberry) - Elm species - (Ohio Buckeye) Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Interior Low Plateau Ruderal Sugarberry - Hackberry Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes second-growth forests on deep soils of upland woodlots and fencerows of calcium-rich sedimentary areas of the unglaciated Interior Low Plateau region of Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of northern Alabama and Mississippi. Areas in which this vegetation is likely to occur include the Inner Nashville Basin of Tennessee, and the Bluegrass Basin, Knobs and Mitchell Plain of Kentucky. The canopy is dominated by Celtis laevigata and/or Celtis occidentalis with Fraxinus americana, Ulmus americana, Ulmus rubra, and Ulmus serotina. Some examples contain Juglans nigra and Aesculus glabra. The understory may include Prunus serotina var. serotina, Robinia pseudoacacia, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (with <25% cover), Celtis laevigata, Ulmus alata, Fraxinus americana, and Quercus imbricaria. In addition, Maclura pomifera may have cover in the canopy or understory.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this type is dominated by Celtis spp. (Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis) with Aesculus glabra var. glabra, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus americana, Ulmus rubra, and Ulmus serotina. Juglans nigra may be present in some examples. The understory may include Prunus serotina var. serotina and Quercus imbricaria. In an example at Stones River National Battlefield (NPS), the canopy is dominated by Celtis laevigata with Fraxinus americana. Important subcanopy trees are Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (with <25% cover), Celtis laevigata, Ulmus alata, Fraxinus americana, Acer saccharum var. saccharum, and Quercus rubra. Important shrubs are Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (with <25% cover), Celtis laevigata, Ulmus alata, Rhus glabra, Rhus aromatica, and the exotic species Lonicera maackii, Lonicera japonica, Ligustrum vulgare, and Maclura pomifera (native to Arkansas but not Tennessee). Asplenium platyneuron is a common fern. Vines include Lonicera japonica and Berchemia scandens. This vegetation was documented from one plot (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data) but was observed elsewhere on Stones River National Battlefield. Juglans nigra was not found in the plot but was part of this association elsewhere at Stones River. Aesculus glabra occurs infrequently at Stones River; it may be present in some examples of this type there.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These are second-growth forests on deep soils of upland woodlots and fencerows of calcium-rich sedimentary areas of the unglaciated Interior Low Plateau region of Kentucky, Tennessee, and possibly parts of northern Alabama. Stands are found along old fencerows, at old homesites, and other upland areas, which have been disturbed and are now dominated by this successional forest.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the unglaciated Interior Low Plateau region of Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of northern Alabama and Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, KY, MS, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686061
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.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.90 Black Locust - Tuliptree - Norway Maple Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M013 | 1.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.90.a Eastern Red-cedar - Tuliptree / Tatarian Honeysuckle Ruderal Forest Group | G030 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A3228 Tuliptree - Black Walnut - Black Locust Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3228 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004697 (Sugarberry, Common Hackberry) - Elm species - (Ohio Buckeye) Ruderal Forest | CEGL004697 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Juglans nigra - Celtis (laevigata, occidentalis) - (Aesculus glabra) Forest (Nordman 2004a)
- Nordman, C. 2004a. Vascular plant community classification for Stones River National Battlefield. NatureServe, Durham, NC. 64 pp. plus appendices and CD.
- 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.