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CEGL000556 Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus americana - Amelanchier alnifolia Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bur Oak / American Hazelnut - Saskatoon Serviceberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: Bur Oak / Hazelnut Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This bur oak community type is found on widely scattered hillsides and ravine slopes in the northeastern Great Plains and possibly into the northern tallgrass prairie region of the United States and Canada, and scattered localities eastward. The tree canopy in this type is made up of Quercus macrocarpa. Less commonly, Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Populus tremuloides are present in the canopy. A layer of short shrubs is present, with Amelanchier alnifolia, Corylus spp., and Symphoricarpos occidentalis prevalent.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Manitoba Amelanchier alnifolia is not characteristic. This type has undergone gradual changes in concept and is still in need of serious rangewide classification review. Compare with ~Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus cornuta Woodland (CEGL002137)$$, which is best described from the Killdeer Mountains in unglaciated regions of North Dakota, but which is listed as possible for Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan should perhaps be listed only for either CEGL002137 or CEGL000556. Compare also ~Quercus macrocarpa / Prunus virginiana - Symphoricarpos occidentalis Woodland (CEGL002138)$$, found in moist bottomland sites in the Black Hills and adjacent plains, and ~Quercus macrocarpa - Populus tremuloides / Corylus spp. Woodland (CEGL002139)$$, found in the aspen parkland regions, and finally, ~Quercus macrocarpa / Mixedgrass Loam Wooded Grassland (CEGL002163)$$, an open savanna type in the northern Great Plains. It does not occur in Minnesota.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The tree canopy in this type is dominated by Quercus macrocarpa. Less commonly, Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Populus tremuloides are present in the canopy. A layer of short shrubs is present, with Amelanchier alnifolia, Corylus spp., and Symphoricarpos occidentalis prevalent.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type occurs on widely scattered hills and in ravines, primarily in glaciated regions of the prairies and plains. In North Dakota it is considered the potential natural vegetation of the Turtle Mountains and the Devils Lake area and is the prevailing woodland type in the Pembina Hills, the largest continuous woodland area in North Dakota (D. Lenz pers. comm. 1997).
Geographic Range: This bur oak community type is found on widely scattered hillsides and ravine slopes in the northeastern Great Plains and northern tallgrass prairie region of the United States and Canada, and scattered localities eastward. In North Dakota, it is considered the potential natural vegetation of the Turtle Mountains and the Devils Lake area and is the prevailing woodland type in the Pembina Hills, the largest continuous woodland area in North Dakota. It is also found in southern Manitoba and possibly Saskatchewan.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB?, ND, SK?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Ne North American Great Plains Forest & Woodland Division | D326 | 1.B.2.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Ne.1 Bur Oak - Quaking Aspen / Western Wheatgrass Forest Woodland Macrogroup | M151 | 1.B.2.Ne.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Ne.1.c Quaking Aspen - Bur Oak / Big Bluestem Woodland Group | G146 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.c |
| Alliance | A3250 Quaking Aspen - Bur Oak / Hazelnut species Woodland Alliance | A3250 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.c |
| Association | CEGL000556 Bur Oak / American Hazelnut - Saskatoon Serviceberry Woodland | CEGL000556 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.c |
Concept Lineage: The association was a splinter of CEGL002488, representing eastward extensions into central MN, so little conceptual change was required of successor.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus macrocarpa / Corylus americana - Amelanchier alnifolia Woodland (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Greenall, J. A. 1996. Manitoba''s terrestrial plant communities. MS Report 96-02. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg.
- Hoffman, G. R., and R. R. Alexander. 1987. Forest vegetation of the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota and Wyoming: A habitat type classification. Research Paper RM-276. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. 48 pp.
- Lenz, Darla. Personal communication. Botanist/Plant Ecologist, North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory, North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, Bismarck, ND.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- NDNHI [North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory]. 2018. Unpublished data. Vegetation classification of North Dakota. North Dakota Natural Heritage Inventory, North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department, Bismarck.