Print Report
CEGL003756 Quercus stellata - Ulmus alata - (Juniperus virginiana) / Sporobolus clandestinus - Monarda stipitatoglandulosa Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Post Oak - Winged Elm - (Eastern Red-cedar) / Rough Dropseed - Ouachita Beebalm Woodland
Colloquial Name: Post Oak Novaculite Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland is known from outcrops of novaculite (and other substrates) in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and possibly Arkansas. Stands have a variable structure (often patchy, with some areas of dense canopy, and also with grassy open patches). Typical canopy dominants are Quercus stellata, Ulmus alata, Quercus marilandica, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Pinus echinata, Carya texana, and Fraxinus americana. Common herbaceous species are Schizachyrium scoparium, Eupatorium altissimum, Helianthus hirsutus, and Sporobolus clandestinus. Other species include Delphinium carolinianum, Dichanthelium oligosanthes, Dichanthelium linearifolium, Elymus glabriflorus, Glandularia canadensis, Stenaria nigricans, Lespedeza virginica, Monarda stipitatoglandulosa, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago petiolaris, Streptanthus maculatus ssp. obtusifolius, Yucca arkansana, and others. This community occurs as small areas (0.5-10 acres), scattered on ridges and upper slopes. Outcrops and talus are scattered throughout, with calcareous inclusions.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This vegetation occurs as a forest-woodland-grassland complex. It grades into Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata-dominated vegetation. It is known from novaculite outcrops and other rocky substrates in the Ouachita Mountains. Examples are known from McCurtain County Wilderness, Oklahoma. In some areas this association is a physiognomic variant of ~Quercus marilandica var. ashei / Schizachyrium scoparium - Andropogon gerardii - Monarda stipitatoglandulosa / Lichens Novaculite Glade Wooded Grassland (CEGL007825)$$, but in other areas it is distinct from the open novaculite glades..
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Typical canopy dominants in stands of this association are Quercus stellata, Ulmus alata, Quercus marilandica, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Pinus echinata, Carya texana, and Fraxinus americana. Common herbaceous species are Schizachyrium scoparium, Eupatorium altissimum, Helianthus hirsutus, and Sporobolus clandestinus. Other species include Delphinium carolinianum, Dichanthelium oligosanthes, Dichanthelium linearifolium, Elymus glabriflorus (= var. australis), Glandularia canadensis, Stenaria nigricans (= Hedyotis nigricans), Lespedeza virginica, Monarda stipitatoglandulosa, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago petiolaris, Streptanthus maculatus ssp. obtusifolius (= Streptanthus obtusifolius), Yucca arkansana, and others.
Dynamics: Juniperus virginiana may be absent or rare on sites that have been burned.
Environmental Description: This novaculite woodland community occurs as small areas (0.5-10 acres), scattered on ridges and upper slopes. Outcrops and talus are scattered throughout, with calcareous inclusions. Stands have a variable structure (often patchy, with some areas of dense canopy, and also with grassy open patches). Novaculite is a weakly metamorphosed rock of sedimentary origin as a bedded, virtually pure silica chert deposited under geosynclinal conditions. It is primarily composed of microcrystalline quartz and chalcedony. The Arkansas novaculite formation is of Devonian and Mississippian age and consists of novaculite interbedded with some shale. It ranges in thickness from about 250 to 900 feet (Arkansas Geological Commission 2001, Babcock et al. 2001).
Geographic Range: This community is found in the Ouachita Mountains in central Arkansas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686780
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.2 Little Bluestem - Silky Oatgrass Acidic Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M509 | 2.B.2.Nc.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.2.b Little Bluestem - Silky Oatgrass Acidic Glade & Barrens Group | G178 | 2.B.2.Nc.2.b |
| Alliance | A1920 Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Little Bluestem Interior Acidic Bedrock Scrub Alliance | A1920 | 2.B.2.Nc.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003756 Post Oak - Winged Elm - (Eastern Red-cedar) / Rough Dropseed - Ouachita Beebalm Woodland | CEGL003756 | 2.B.2.Nc.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus stellata - Ulmus alata - (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) / Sporobolus clandestinus - Monarda fistulosa var. stipitatoglandulosa Woodland (Smith et al. 2000)
? T2A2bI1b. Juniperus virginiana - Quercus stellata (Foti et al. 1994)
? T2A2bI1b. Juniperus virginiana - Quercus stellata (Foti et al. 1994)
- Arkansas Geological Commission. 2001. Novaculite. [http://www.state.ar.us/agc/novaculi.htm]. (accessed December 10, 2001)
- Babcock, L. L., and others. 2001. Novaculite -- the Arkansas sharpening stone. [http://www.knifeart.com/knifeart/novarsharsto.html] (accessed 10 December 2001).
- Campbell, Julian J. N. Personal communication. Kentucky Field Office, The Nature Conservancy.
- Foti, T., M. Blaney, X. Li, and K. G. Smith. 1994. A classification system for the natural vegetation of Arkansas. Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science 48:50-53.
- Smith, S., D. Zollner, and S. Simon. 2000. Reassessment of Roaring Branch Research Natural Area. Unpublished technical report. The Nature Conservancy, Arkansas Field Office, Little Rock.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Zollner, Douglas. Personal communication. Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, Arkansas Field Office, Little Rock.