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CEGL004437 Juglans nigra - Aesculus glabra var. glabra - Gymnocladus dioicus / Arundinaria gigantea - (Asimina triloba) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Walnut - Ohio Buckeye - Kentucky Coffeetree / Giant Cane - (Pawpaw) Forest
Colloquial Name: Bluegrass Basin Black Walnut Canebrake Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community represents deep-soil vegetation of calcium-rich areas in the Bluegrass Basin of Kentucky, the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, and possibly other states in the Interior Low Plateau. Due to the early and extensive use of these areas for agriculture, intact later-seral examples are extremely rare, if not extirpated. The canopy of higher quality examples is dominated by Juglans nigra, Aesculus glabra var. glabra, Gymnocladus dioicus, and Quercus macrocarpa. Less frequent canopy components would include Celtis occidentalis, Prunus serotina, Carya cordiformis, Carya laciniosa, Acer nigrum, Acer saccharum, Quercus shumardii, and Juglans cinerea. Understory species include Morus rubra, Ulmus rubra, and canopy species. Arundinaria gigantea was locally extensive, and canebrakes adjoined this community. This community had variable structure, presumably maintained by fire (perhaps once a decade). Second-growth examples are found on deep soils of woodlots and fencerows. The canopies of Bluegrass Basin examples are dominated by Juglans nigra and Celtis spp. with Fraxinus americana, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Robinia pseudoacacia, and scattered Ulmus americana. In the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, the canopy is dominated by Celtis spp. (Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis) with substantial Juglans nigra in some examples. Aesculus glabra may also be present. The understory may include Prunus serotina var. serotina and Quercus imbricaria. More information is needed on higher quality examples. These forests would have naturally graded into more mesic forest vegetation containing more Acer saccharum, such as the ~Acer (nigrum, saccharum) - Carya cordiformis Forest (CEGL004411)$$ of Kentucky.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Rank changed from GH (historic) to G1 based on Lexington-Bluegrass Army Depot examples (J. Campbell pers. comm., M. Evans pers. comm.). An equivalent second-growth forest has been described as ~Juglans nigra - Celtis occidentalis Ruderal Forest (CEGL004693)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of higher quality examples is dominated by Juglans nigra, Aesculus glabra var. glabra, Gymnocladus dioicus, and Quercus macrocarpa. Less frequent canopy components would include Celtis occidentalis, Prunus serotina, Carya cordiformis, Carya laciniosa, Acer nigrum, Acer saccharum, Quercus shumardii, and Juglans cinerea. Understory species include Morus rubra, Ulmus rubra, and canopy species. Arundinaria gigantea (= ssp. gigantea) was locally extensive, and canebrakes adjoined this community. This community had variable structure, presumably maintained by fire (perhaps once a decade). Second-growth examples are found on deep soils of woodlots and fencerows. The canopies of Bluegrass Basin examples are dominated by Juglans nigra and Celtis spp. with Fraxinus americana, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Robinia pseudoacacia, and scattered Ulmus americana. In the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, the canopy is dominated by Celtis spp. (Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis) with substantial Juglans nigra in some examples. Aesculus glabra may also be present. The understory may include Prunus serotina var. serotina and Quercus imbricaria.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community represents deep-soil vegetation of calcium-rich areas in the Bluegrass Basin of Kentucky, the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, and possibly other states in the Interior Low Plateau. Due to the early and extensive use of these areas for agriculture, intact later-seral examples are extremely rare, if not extirpated.
Geographic Range: This community represents deep-soil vegetation of calcium-rich areas in the Bluegrass Basin of Kentucky, the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, and possibly other states in the Interior Low Plateau.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686218
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.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.3 Appalachian-Interior-Northeastern Mesic Forest Macrogroup | M883 | 1.B.2.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.3.a American Beech - Tuliptree - Yellow Buckeye Forest Group | G020 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A2033 American Beech - Tuliptree - Bitternut Hickory Forest Alliance | A2033 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004437 Black Walnut - Ohio Buckeye - Kentucky Coffeetree / Giant Cane - (Pawpaw) Forest | CEGL004437 | 1.B.2.Na.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Campbell, J. J. N. 1989b. Historical evidence of presettlement forest composition in the Inner Bluegrass of Kentucky. Pages 231-246 in: G. Rink and C. A. Budelsky, editors. Proceedings of the Seventh Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
- Campbell, Julian J. N. Personal communication. Kentucky Field Office, The Nature Conservancy.
- Evans, M., B. Yahn, and M. Hines. 2009. Natural communities of Kentucky 2009. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 22 pp.
- Evans, Marc. Personal communication. Ecologist. Kentucky Natural Heritage Program, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.