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CEGL004770 Quercus nigra - Quercus pagoda - Carya myristiciformis / Cercis canadensis Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Water Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Nutmeg Hickory / Eastern Redbud Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Calcareous Brownwater Terrace Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This late-successional bottomland forest occurs on calcareous substrates on terraces in brownwater river floodplains in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. This forest contains a relatively large number of canopy species, and dominance is variable from occurrence to occurrence. Quercus nigra, Quercus pagoda, and Carya tomentosa are commonly the codominant species. Canopy associates include Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus phellos, Quercus michauxii, Quercus shumardii, Carya glabra, Carya laciniosa, Carya ovata, and Carya myristiciformis. The subcanopy is well-developed and may be composed of canopy species with Acer rubrum, Crataegus marshallii, Ulmus alata, Cornus florida, Cercis canadensis, and Carpinus caroliniana. Callicarpa americana and Chionanthus virginicus are common in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer contains seedlings of canopy species, as well as Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Arundinaria gigantea, Dioscorea villosa, Mitchella repens, Berchemia scandens, Vitis rotundifolia, Dichanthelium boscii, Scutellaria integrifolia, Smilax rotundifolia, Commelina virginica, Bignonia capreolata, and others.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Documented from the Bienville National Forest, Mississippi (M. Pyne, S. Landaal 8-97).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This forest contains a relatively large number of canopy species, and dominance is variable from occurrence to occurrence. Quercus nigra, Quercus pagoda, and Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba) are commonly the codominant species. Canopy associates include Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus phellos, Quercus michauxii, Quercus shumardii, Carya glabra, Carya laciniosa, Carya ovata, and Carya myristiciformis. The subcanopy is well-developed and may be composed of canopy species with Acer rubrum, Crataegus marshallii, Ulmus alata, Cornus florida, Cercis canadensis, and Carpinus caroliniana. Callicarpa americana and Chionanthus virginicus are common in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer contains seedlings of canopy species, as well as Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Arundinaria gigantea, Dioscorea villosa, Mitchella repens, Berchemia scandens, Vitis rotundifolia, Dichanthelium boscii, Scutellaria integrifolia, Smilax rotundifolia, Commelina virginica, Bignonia capreolata, and others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This bottomland forest occurs on calcareous substrates on terraces of brownwater river floodplains in the East Gulf Coastal Plain.
Geographic Range: This bottomland forest occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of the southern United States. It is documented from Mississippi and would be expected in adjacent Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687203
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.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 | A4683 <i>Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra - Quercus pagoda</i> Southeast Floodplain Forest Alliance | A4683 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL004770 Water Oak - Cherrybark Oak - Nutmeg Hickory / Eastern Redbud Floodplain Forest | CEGL004770 | 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
- 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.