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CEGL008576 Quercus phellos / Chasmanthium laxum Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Willow Oak / Slender Woodoats Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Willow Oak Shallow Depression Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This willow oak community occurs on upland, interstream divides in the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain in slight topographic depressions in eastern Texas, and may range into southern Arkansas and adjacent Louisiana and Oklahoma. The canopy of this forest is dominated, often monospecifically, by a closed yet not densely forested canopy of Quercus phellos. This community is very low in species diversity. Subcanopy, shrub, and ground layer vegetation is usually quite sparse.
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: Quercus phellos may comprise 60% or more of the overstory canopy in most examples. Shrubs are uncommon in this association but may include an occasional Ilex decidua. Woody vines, namely Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Smilax smallii, comprise a significant percentage of the species present. The herbaceous layer is quite sparse. The dominant species is Chasmanthium laxum, and almost no other species are frequently encountered. Sphagnum sp. may be present in small patches.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs in slight topographic depressions on broad, nearly level uplands. These areas are not subject to overbank flooding but do pond water after local rainfall events. Many of these sites are very small "inclusions" which are too small to be mapped separately on soils maps. It is hypothesized that soils may have a fragipan layer which impedes drainage of precipitation downward through the soil profile. This type includes both "shallow upland depressions" and "flatwoods" which are related ecologically and similar in floristic composition.
Geographic Range: It is found in eastern Texas, and may range into southern Arkansas and adjacent Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, LA?, OK?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687282
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.2 Swamp Tupelo - Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp & Flatwoods Macrogroup | M033 | 1.B.3.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Wet Flatwoods Group | G130 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Alliance | A4190 Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak - Willow Oak West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Forest Alliance | A4190 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Association | CEGL008576 Willow Oak / Slender Woodoats Wet Forest | CEGL008576 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Clayey Wet Upland Willow Oak Depressions (Turner et al. 1999)
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Turner, R. L., J. E. Van Kley, L. S. Smith, and R. E. Evans. 1999. Ecological classification system for the national forests and adjacent areas of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX. 95 pp. plus appendices.
- Turner, R. L., J. E. Van Kley, L. S. Smith, and R. E. Evans. No date. Unpublished data from the national forests and adjacent areas of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX.