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CEGL007318 Celtis laevigata - Gleditsia triacanthos - Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii / Lithospermum tuberosum - Carex willdenowii Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sugarberry - Honey-locust - Western Soapberry / Southern Stoneseed - Willdenow''s Sedge Forest
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Calcareous Small Stream Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest association is known only from floodplains of infrequently flooded, calcareous, small streams overlying the Jackson Formation in western Louisiana and eastern Texas. Canopy dominants include Celtis laevigata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Carya myristiciformis, Ulmus crassifolia, Fraxinus americana, and Pinus taeda. The subcanopy consists of Acer floridanum, Asimina triloba, Ilex decidua, Cornus drummondii, and canopy species. The open shrub and woody vine layer contains Viburnum rufidulum, Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax spp., Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Cocculus carolinus. The dense herb layer includes Carex willdenowii, Carex cherokeensis, Lithospermum tuberosum, Arnoglossum plantagineum, Nothoscordum bivalve, Sanicula canadensis, Arisaema dracontium, Melica mutica, Geum canadense, Viola spp., and Carex spp.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This calcareous forest should be compared to other calcareous forests from the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain. As currently defined, it is restricted to the Jackson Formation in Louisiana.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Canopy dominants include Celtis laevigata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Carya myristiciformis, Ulmus crassifolia, Fraxinus americana, and Pinus taeda. The subcanopy consists of Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), Asimina triloba, Ilex decidua, Cornus drummondii, and canopy species. The open shrub and woody vine layer contains Viburnum rufidulum, Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax spp., Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Cocculus carolinus. The dense herb layer includes Carex willdenowii, Carex cherokeensis, Lithospermum tuberosum, Arnoglossum plantagineum, Nothoscordum bivalve, Sanicula canadensis, Arisaema dracontium, Melica mutica, Geum canadense, Viola spp., and Carex spp.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association has only been described from loamy, calcareous soils overlying the Jackson Formation in fire-protected, infrequently flooded, small stream floodplains.
Geographic Range: This association is known only from the West Gulf Coastal Plain and Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregions in western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686085
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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 | A3235 Shumard Oak - Cherrybark Oak - White Ash Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A3235 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL007318 Sugarberry - Honey-locust - Western Soapberry / Southern Stoneseed - Willdenow''s Sedge Forest | CEGL007318 | 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: < Cedar Elm - Hackberry / Justicia Loamy Wet-Mesic Stream Bottoms (Turner et al. 1999)
- 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Turner, R. L., J. E. Van Kley, L. S. Smith, and R. E. Evans. 1999. Ecological classification system for the national forests and adjacent areas of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX. 95 pp. plus appendices.