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CEGL005181 Quercus bicolor - (Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus stellata) Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp White Oak - (Bur Oak, Post Oak) Woodland
Colloquial Name: Swamp White Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This swamp white oak woodland community type is found in central Illinois and possibly Iowa. Stands occur on silt loam soils formed over glacial till or loess. This community has an open tree canopy dominated by Quercus bicolor with Quercus macrocarpa sparse to codominant. Quercus stellata, Quercus rubra and Quercus alba may also be found, especially on the drier portions of this mesic to wet-mesic community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Bowles and McBride (1996) describe this type as both mesic and wet-mesic. Historically, stands were more open than they are today. The distribution of this type outside of IL is not well understood, because it was a small patch type in a landscape that has largely been altered by human settlement.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community has an open tree canopy dominated by Quercus bicolor with Quercus macrocarpa sparse to codominant. Quercus stellata, Quercus rubra and Quercus alba may also be found, especially on the drier portions of this mesic to wet-mesic community.
Dynamics: Fires were part of the historic natural disturbance regime that kept these stands open (B. McClain pers. comm. 1997).
Environmental Description: This community is found on silt loam soils formed over glacial till or loess (Bowles and McBride 1996).
Geographic Range: This swamp white oak woodland community type is found in central Illinois..
Nations: US
States/Provinces: IL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686305
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.4 White Oak - Bur Oak - Shagbark Hickory Forest, Woodland & Savanna Macrogroup | M012 | 1.B.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.4.b North-Central Oak - Hickory Forest & Woodland Group | G649 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Alliance | A3324 White Oak - Bur Oak - Swamp White Oak Woodland Alliance | A3324 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
| Association | CEGL005181 Swamp White Oak - (Bur Oak, Post Oak) Woodland | CEGL005181 | 1.B.2.Na.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus bicolor - (Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus stellata) Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Wet-mesic Woodland (Bowles and McBride 1996)
= Wet-mesic Woodland (Bowles and McBride 1996)
- Bowles, M., and J. McBride. 1996. Evaluation and classification of savanna, woodland, and barrens natural areas in northern Illinois. Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. 21 pp.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- McClain, W. E. Personal communication. Ecologist, Illinois Department of Natural Heritage.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- White, J., and M. Madany. 1978. Classification of natural communities in Illinois. Pages 311-405 in: Natural Areas Inventory technical report: Volume I, survey methods and results. Illinois Natural Areas Inventory, Urbana, IL.