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CEGL007466 Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata / Sabal minor Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak - Sugarberry / Dwarf Palmetto Forest
Colloquial Name: Coastal Louisiana Chenier Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes forests of cheniers (old isolated beach ridges surrounded by marsh) of coastal Louisiana. Soils are silty clay loams, and there is sometimes a substantial shell hash component. The 6- to 15-m tall closed canopy is composed of Quercus virginiana, Celtis laevigata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, and Ulmus americana. The subcanopy consists of Crataegus viridis, Quercus nigra, Ilex decidua, and canopy species. The open to dense shrub layer includes Sabal minor, Ilex vomitoria, Diospyros virginiana, Nekemias arborea, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis mustangensis, Campsis radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Herbs include Oplismenus hirtellus and Tillandsia usneoides. This type lacks many species typical of related types, such as Magnolia grandiflora, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Viburnum dentatum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Vegetation from the eastern coast of Texas occurring on old beach ridges in the vicinity of Port Arthur Texas, is classified here. The origin of these live oak forests is debated. Some evidence suggests that they were planted by early settlers to the area.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is composed of Quercus virginiana, Celtis laevigata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, and Ulmus americana. The subcanopy consists of Crataegus viridis, Quercus nigra, Ilex decidua, and canopy species. The open to dense shrub layer includes Sabal minor, Ilex vomitoria, Diospyros virginiana, Nekemias arborea (= Ampelopsis arborea), Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis mustangensis, Campsis radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Herbs include Oplismenus hirtellus and Tillandsia usneoides.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest is found on coastal cheniers.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the coast of Louisiana and possibly Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686285
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.a Live Oak - Pignut Hickory - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Forest Group | G798 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A0374 Live Oak - Sugarberry Chenier Forest Alliance | A0374 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007466 Live Oak - Sugarberry / Dwarf Palmetto Forest | CEGL007466 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: merged in
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- 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]
- Smith, L. 1999. Coastal marsh types currently recognized in Louisiana and relationships with existing types in ICEC-TNC. Draft report. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Natural Heritage Program, Baton Rouge. 20 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.