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CEGL004619 Quercus texana - Celtis laevigata - Ulmus (americana, crassifolia) - (Gleditsia triacanthos) Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Nuttall Oak - Sugarberry - (American Elm, Cedar Elm) - (Honey-locust) Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Nuttall Oak - Sugarberry Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are forests of large bottomlands, found in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain, the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and possibly the East Gulf Coastal Plain, in Mississippi, Arkansas, and possibly Louisiana and other adjacent states. The canopy contains a variable mixture of Quercus texana, Celtis laevigata, Ulmus americana, and Ulmus crassifolia. Some stands may contain Gleditsia triacanthos in the canopy or subcanopy, but this tree has very brittle wood, and many specimens have been lost to storm and wind damage. Other associated species may include Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Liquidambar styraciflua. These forests are slightly higher in elevation than those dominated by Quercus lyrata and Quercus texana. More information is needed on the composition and distribution of this type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy contains a variable mixture of Quercus texana, Celtis laevigata, Ulmus americana, and Ulmus crassifolia. Some stands may contain Gleditsia triacanthos in the canopy or subcanopy, but this tree has very brittle wood, and many specimens have been lost to storm and wind damage. Other associated species may include Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Liquidambar styraciflua.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These are forests of large bottomlands, found in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain, the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and possibly the East Gulf Coastal Plain, in Mississippi, Arkansas, and possibly other adjacent states. These forests are slightly higher in elevation than those dominated by Quercus lyrata and Quercus texana.
Geographic Range: These forests of large bottomlands are found in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain, the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and possibly the East Gulf Coastal Plain, in Mississippi, Arkansas, and possibly other adjacent states.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, LA?, MS, TN?, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686510
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b Green Ash - American Elm - Black Willow Floodplain Forest Group | G759 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A3709 American Elm - Cedar Elm - Sugarberry West Gulf Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3709 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL004619 Nuttall Oak - Sugarberry - (American Elm, Cedar Elm) - (Honey-locust) Floodplain Forest | CEGL004619 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: Formerly a Provisional association in an alliance of the same name (I.B.2.N.e.20), this alliance created 96-11 KR/TF, merged into A.286.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Sugarberry - American Elm - Green Ash: 93 (Eyre 1980)
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