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CEGL004794 Acer saccharum - Ulmus rubra - Juglans nigra Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sugar Maple - Slippery Elm - Black Walnut Forest
Colloquial Name: Western Oklahoma Sugar Maple Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest community occurs on floors of canyons of Permian sandstone in west-central Oklahoma and in canyons and north-facing slopes in the Wichita Mountains (such as Hollis Canyon). The canopy of stands is typically dominated by Acer saccharum, Ulmus rubra, and Juglans nigra. Other typical associates include Chasmanthium latifolium, Elymus virginicus, Galium aparine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, and Thalictrum dasycarpum. It is known from Caddo, Canadian, and Comanche counties, Oklahoma.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The identity of the dominant maple has been controversial. Some references consider the maple in this area to be Acer grandidentatum.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands is typically dominated by Acer saccharum, Ulmus rubra, and Juglans nigra. Other typical associates include Chasmanthium latifolium, Elymus virginicus, Galium aparine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, and Thalictrum dasycarpum. The identity of the dominant maple has been controversial. Some references consider the maple in this area to be Acer grandidentatum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest community occurs on floors of canyons of Permian sandstone in west-central Oklahoma and in canyons and north-facing slopes in the Wichita Mountains (such as Hollis Canyon). It is known from Caddo, Canadian, and Comanche counties, Oklahoma.
Geographic Range: This forest community occurs in west-central Oklahoma and the Wichita Mountains (Hollis Canyon).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686333
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2Q
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.5 Central Midwest Mesic Forest Macrogroup | M882 | 1.B.2.Na.5 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.5.a Sugar Maple - Bitternut Hickory - White Ash Forest Group | G791 | 1.B.2.Na.5.a |
| Alliance | A3260 Sugar Maple - Bitternut Hickory - White Ash Ozark-Ouachita Forest Alliance | A3260 | 1.B.2.Na.5.a |
| Association | CEGL004794 Sugar Maple - Slippery Elm - Black Walnut Forest | CEGL004794 | 1.B.2.Na.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Buck, P. 1964. Relationships of the woody vegetation of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge to geological formations and soil types. Ecology 45:336-344.
- Galloway, L. A. 1963. The vegetation of an actively eroding canyon in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- Galloway, L. A. 1964. The vegetation of an actively eroding canyon in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 45:20-23.
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Little, E. L. 1939. The vegetation of the Caddo County canyons, Oklahoma. Ecology 20:1-11.
- Rice, E. L. 1960. The microclimate of a relict stand of sugar maple in Devil''s Canyon in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Ecology 41:445-452.
- Rice, E. L. 1962. The microclimate of sugar maple stands in Oklahoma. Ecology 43:19-25.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Taylor, C. E. 1961. Ecology and taxonomy of Water Canyon, Canadian County, Oklahoma. Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- Welbourne, F. F. 1962. The comparative ecology of two canyons and an upland area in west central Oklahoma. Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman.