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CEGL007822 Acer rubrum var. trilobum - Nyssa sylvatica / Rhexia mariana var. interior Seep Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Carolina Red Maple - Blackgum / Midwestern Meadowbeauty Seep Forest
Colloquial Name: Sandstone Seepage Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This acidic seepage forest community occurs on nearly level sandstone plateaus of Mount Magazine, Arkansas, where intermittent streams meander through oak forests. The canopy is open to closed and is characterized by Acer rubrum var. trilobum and Nyssa sylvatica, although other tree species characteristic of surrounding forests (such as Quercus alba and Carya tomentosa) may also occur. Shrubs are few, but Smilax rotundifolia may form thickets. Herbs include Rhexia mariana var. interior, Lobelia puberula, Juncus effusus, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Agrostis hyemalis, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum, Scutellaria elliptica, Eupatorium perfoliatum, and Deschampsia flexuosa. Sphagnum lescurii, Sphagnum sp. (section Sphagnum), and Polytrichum commune are common. This community has much more depauperate floristic composition compared to ~Acer rubrum var. trilobum - Liquidambar styraciflua - Magnolia tripetala / Osmunda regalis - (Cypripedium kentuckiense) Seep Forest (CEGL007444)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples sampled on Mount Magazine, Arkansas. More information is needed to better characterize and determine the appropriate classification of this community. The canopy is somewhat open, and it could as well be treated as a woodland.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this community is open to closed and is characterized by Acer rubrum var. trilobum and Nyssa sylvatica, although other tree species characteristic of surrounding forests (such as Quercus alba and Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba)) may also occur. Shrubs are few, but Smilax rotundifolia may form thickets. Herbs include Rhexia mariana var. interior, Lobelia puberula, Juncus effusus, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Agrostis hyemalis, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum, Scutellaria elliptica, Eupatorium perfoliatum, and Deschampsia flexuosa. Sphagnum lescurii, Sphagnum sp. (section Sphagnum), and Polytrichum commune are common.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This acidic seepage forest community occurs on nearly level sandstone plateaus of Mount Magazine, Arkansas, where intermittent streams meander through oak forests.
Geographic Range: This vegetation is so far known only from sandstones of Mount Magazine in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686637
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.a Red Maple - Blackgum - Sweetgum Seepage Forest Group | G044 | 1.B.3.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3359 Red Maple - Blackgum Ozark-Interior Seepage Forest Alliance | A3359 | 1.B.3.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007822 Carolina Red Maple - Blackgum / Midwestern Meadowbeauty Seep Forest | CEGL007822 | 1.B.3.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIA9a. Forested Mountain Seep (Allard 1990)
? Sphagnum Seep (Tucker 1989)
? Sphagnum Seep (Tucker 1989)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Tucker, G. E. 1989. A survey of the botanical features of Magazine Mountain on the slopes and plateau surface. Unpublished document. USDA Forest Service, Ozark National Forest, Russellville, AR. 53 pp.