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CEGL002066 Quercus alba / Cornus florida Unglaciated Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak / Flowering Dogwood Unglaciated Forest
Colloquial Name: Unglaciated White Oak / Dogwood Dry-Mesic Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This white oak type is found in the Interior Low Plateau and Ozarks region of the midwestern United States. Stands may occur on fairly rich sites with a strong clay component in the soil, or on steep slopes, where soils are silty, well-drained soils formed from cherty limestone. The vegetation is dominated by closed-canopy trees. Historically stands may have had a woodland structure. The vegetation is strongly dominated by Quercus alba. Stands in Illinois and Indiana contain 80-90% Quercus alba, and Quercus montana and Pinus virginiana are minor components. In Kansas, associated tree species include Carya cordiformis, Carya ovata, Ostrya virginiana, and Sassafras albidum. Shrubs include Staphylea trifolia and Vaccinium arboreum, and Cornus florida is not very constant.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Indiana, stands may occur in the Knobstone Escarpment region on lower foothills east of escarpments on deeper soils. In Illinois, stands occur at Rock Cave, Effingham County (222Ga). However, it may be that this type is just a variant of ~Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya tomentosa / Cornus florida Acidic Forest (CEGL002067)$$, as suggested for Missouri (M. Leahy pers. comm. 1999). In cluster analysis of Buffalo National River vegetation plots, 5 of the 6 plots classified as CEGL002066 cluster within groups of CEGL002067 or ~Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus muehlenbergii / Cercis canadensis Forest (CEGL002070)$$ plots, so it may not be a distinct type. In Illinois and Indiana, stands may better fit with ~Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa - (Quercus velutina) / Desmodium nudiflorum - (Carex picta) Forest (CEGL007795)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is dominated by closed-canopy trees. Historically stands may have had a woodland structure. The vegetation is strongly dominated by Quercus alba. Stands in Illinois and Indiana contain 80-90% Quercus alba, and Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus) and Pinus virginiana are minor components. In Kansas, associated tree species include Carya cordiformis, Carya ovata, Ostrya virginiana, and Sassafras albidum. Shrubs include Staphylea trifolia and Vaccinium arboreum, and Cornus florida is not very constant (Lauver et al. 1999).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands may occur on fairly rich sites with a strong clay component in the soil, or on steep slopes, where soils are silty, well-drained soils formed from cherty limestone (Lauver et al. 1999).
Geographic Range: This white oak type is found sporadically across the central midwestern United States, extending from Kansas and possibly Arkansas to Indiana, and possibly Ohio.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, IL, IN, KS, MO
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.c White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Northern Red Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G159 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3288 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Post Oak Ozark-Ouachita Forest Alliance | A3288 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL002066 White Oak / Flowering Dogwood Unglaciated Forest | CEGL002066 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus alba / Cornus florida Unglaciated Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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