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CEGL007798 Pinus echinata - Pinus taeda - Quercus stellata / Juniperus virginiana / Cornus drummondii Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shortleaf Pine - Loblolly Pine - Post Oak / Eastern Red-cedar / Roughleaf Dogwood Woodland
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Calcareous Pine - Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This calcareous woodland of the West Gulf Coastal Plain was first described from hilltops and upper slopes in Louisiana associated with the Cook Mountain Formation, in areas in or near areas mapped as Keiffer Clay. The concept has been expanded slightly to accommodate similar situations, associated with calcareous prairies, on the Fleming Formation in eastern Texas. The canopy is dominated by Pinus echinata, Pinus taeda, Quercus stellata, Fraxinus americana, Carya myristiciformis, Ulmus alata, Quercus alba, Quercus shumardii, and (because of fire suppression) Liquidambar styraciflua. Subcanopy species include Cornus florida, Crataegus marshallii, Quercus marilandica, Ostrya virginiana, Chionanthus virginicus, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Viburnum rufidulum, Frangula caroliniana, and Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana. Shrubs and woody vines include Cornus drummondii, Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum dentatum, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Toxicodendron radicans, Berchemia scandens, Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia, Trachelospermum difforme, and Cocculus carolinus. Herbs include Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (dominant), Scleria oligantha, Oxalis violacea, Mitchella repens, Euphorbia corollata, Aristolochia serpentaria, Sanicula canadensis, Ruellia humilis, Dichanthelium commutatum, Tragia betonicifolia, and Baptisia nuttalliana. This community is a drier woodland associated with and grading to ~Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest (CEGL007194)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples are known from Keiffer Prairie Calcareous Woodland Complex (Winn Parish, Louisiana). This type is based on data from Charles Allen, interpreted by Latimore Smith (LANHP). This may also occur on the Weches Formation in eastern Texas (R. Turner pers. comm.). This type occurs around calcareous prairies on the Sam Houston National Forest (such as compartment 60 & 61) as well as isolated localities in Ecoregion 41 (REE 6-00). Nearly all known locations in eastern Texas are fire-suppressed with unknown impacts to historical structure and composition. Most eastern Texas examples have also been degraded to various degrees by odd combinations of historical land-use practices linked to adjacent prairies. In some cases these forests may be found in erosional areas within or adjacent to the prairies.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Pinus echinata, Pinus taeda, Quercus stellata, Fraxinus americana, Carya myristiciformis, Ulmus alata, Quercus alba, Quercus shumardii, and (because of fire suppression) Liquidambar styraciflua. Subcanopy species include Cornus florida, Crataegus marshallii, Quercus marilandica, Ostrya virginiana, Chionanthus virginicus, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Viburnum rufidulum, Frangula caroliniana, and Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana. Shrubs and woody vines include Cornus drummondii, Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum dentatum, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Toxicodendron radicans, Berchemia scandens, Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia, Trachelospermum difforme, and Cocculus carolinus. Herbs include Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (dominant), Scleria oligantha, Oxalis violacea, Mitchella repens, Euphorbia corollata, Aristolochia serpentaria, Sanicula canadensis, Ruellia humilis, Dichanthelium commutatum, Tragia betonicifolia, and Baptisia nuttalliana.
Dynamics: This community is a drier woodland associated with and grading to ~Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest (CEGL007194)$$.
Environmental Description: This calcareous woodland of the West Gulf Coastal Plain was first described from hilltops and upper slopes in Louisiana associated with the Cook Mountain Formation, in areas in or near areas mapped as Keiffer Clay. The concept has been expanded slightly to accommodate similar situations, associated with calcareous prairies, on the Fleming Formation in eastern Texas. This may also occur on the Weches Formation in eastern Texas (R. Turner pers. comm. 2001). This type occurs around calcareous prairies on the Sam Houston National Forest (such as compartment 60 and 61) as well as isolated localities in Ecoregion 41.
Geographic Range: This type is known from western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687166
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2Q
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.g Loblolly Pine - Shortleaf Pine - Oak species Forest & Woodland Group | G013 | 1.B.2.Na.1.g |
| Alliance | A3129 Shortleaf Pine - Loblolly Pine - Post Oak Forest Alliance | A3129 | 1.B.2.Na.1.g |
| Association | CEGL007798 Shortleaf Pine - Loblolly Pine - Post Oak / Eastern Red-cedar / Roughleaf Dogwood Woodland | CEGL007798 | 1.B.2.Na.1.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- 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.
- Turner, Rick. Personal communication. Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX.