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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
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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
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686846
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
Greasons: No Data Available
Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
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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.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Alliance | A3627 Laurel Oak - Sweetgum - Swamp Tupelo Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3627 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Association | CEGL003854 Laurel Oak - (Overcup Oak, Willow Oak) - Swamp Tupelo West Gulf Riparian Forest | CEGL003854 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.