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CEGL002155 Quercus virginiana - Quercus stellata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Paspalum plicatulum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak - Post Oak / Little Bluestem - Brownseed Crowngrass Woodland
Colloquial Name: Live Oak - Post Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association consists of mainly evergreen to mainly deciduous woodlands dominated by Quercus virginiana and Quercus stellata, over acidic, sandy, usually clay pan soils along the northern rim of the Coastal Prairie and the far southwestern Post Oak Savannah in Texas. Composition ranges from mostly Quercus virginiana to mainly Quercus stellata and sometimes mixed with Quercus marilandica with scattered Quercus virginiana. Associated species include Crataegus spp., Ilex vomitoria, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Paspalum plicatulum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic overstory species include Quercus virginiana, Quercus stellata, and Quercus marilandica. Composition ranges from mostly Quercus virginiana to mainly Quercus stellata and sometimes mixed with Quercus marilandica with scattered Quercus virginiana. Associated understory species include Crataegus spp., Ilex vomitoria, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Paspalum plicatulum.
Dynamics: Fire and edaphic characteristics are thought to have played a role in the maintenance of this community in a woodland state. In the absence of fire, the canopy may approach forest stature.
Environmental Description: This association consists of mainly evergreen to mainly deciduous woodlands dominated by Quercus virginiana and Quercus stellata, over acidic, sandy, usually clay pan soils along the northern rim of the Coastal Prairie and the far southwestern Post Oak Savannah in Texas (Diamond 1993).
Geographic Range: This community is found in the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes and the far southwestern Post Oak Savannah in Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687280
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.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.f Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G017 | 1.B.2.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A0668 Post Oak - Live Oak / Yaupon Forest & Woodland Alliance | A0668 | 1.B.2.Na.1.f |
| Association | CEGL002155 Live Oak - Post Oak / Little Bluestem - Brownseed Crowngrass Woodland | CEGL002155 | 1.B.2.Na.1.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Coastal Live Oak-Post Oak Series (Diamond 1993)
< IB4b. Western Gulf Coastal Plain Coastal Live Oak Woodland (Allard 1990)
< IB4b. Western Gulf Coastal Plain Coastal Live Oak Woodland (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.