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CEGL003854 Quercus laurifolia - Quercus (lyrata, phellos) - Nyssa biflora West Gulf Riparian Forest

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available


Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Laurel Oak - (Overcup Oak, Willow Oak) - Swamp Tupelo West Gulf Riparian Forest

Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Laurel Oak Floodplain Forest

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This is a wet bottomland forest of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy of stands of this type have no clear dominant species and contain Quercus laurifolia, Nyssa biflora, Quercus phellos, and/or Quercus lyrata. Other species characteristic of this association include Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana, and Acer rubrum. The shrub and herbaceous layers are usually sparse. Some possible components are Berchemia scandens, Ditrysinia fruticosa, Itea virginica, Sabal minor, Justicia ovata, Proserpinaca pectinata, Hymenocallis sp., and Saururus cernuus.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: Examples are found on the Angelina National Forest in eastern Texas. More information is needed on the variability and detailed floristics of this type.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available

Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: The canopy of stands of this type contain Quercus laurifolia, Nyssa biflora, Quercus phellos, and/or Quercus lyrata. Other species characteristic of this association include Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana, and Acer rubrum. Some possible shrub and herbaceous layer components are Berchemia scandens, Ditrysinia fruticosa (= Sebastiania fruticosa), Itea virginica, Sabal minor, Justicia ovata, Proserpinaca pectinata, Hymenocallis sp., and Saururus cernuus.

Dynamics:  The sparseness of the ground cover vegetation indicates a relatively long hydroperiod in this type.

Environmental Description:  No Data Available

Geographic Range: This forest association is known from eastern Texas; it may also occur in adjacent western Louisiana.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  LA?, TX




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available

Grank: G3?

Greasons: No Data Available


Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available

Synonomy: No Data Available

Concept Author(s): M. Pyne

Author of Description: M. Pyne

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 05-20-02

  • Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.