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CEGL007354 Quercus pagoda - Quercus nigra / Halesia diptera / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Dicliptera brachiata Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cherrybark Oak - Water Oak / Two-wing Silverbell / Longleaf Woodoats - Branched Foldwing Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Southern Coastal Plain Small River Oak Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs on terraces, and possibly second bottoms, of creeks and small brownwater rivers of the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (South Atlantic, East Gulf, and Upper East Gulf). Flooding is annual, but the water table usually is well below the soil surface throughout most of the growing season. The canopy of this creek and small river bottomland forest is dominated by some combination of Quercus pagoda, Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus michauxii, Pinus taeda, and Quercus laurifolia. Other canopy species include Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, Quercus lyrata, Fraxinus americana, Celtis laevigata, Liquidambar styraciflua, and others. Examples from Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area in Houston County, Georgia, can include Quercus sinuata. The subcanopy is well-developed and contains species such as Carpinus caroliniana, Halesia diptera, Cornus florida, Acer rubrum, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Carya laciniosa, Morus rubra, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Cercis canadensis, and Acer floridanum. The diverse and variable shrub layer may contain Symplocos tinctoria, Euonymus americanus, Ilex decidua, Aralia spinosa, Alnus serrulata, Halesia diptera, Hamamelis virginiana, Crataegus marshallii, Lindera benzoin, Nyssa sylvatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Asimina triloba, Forestiera ligustrina, Diospyros virginiana, and Rubus argutus. In addition, Sabal minor and/or Rhapidophyllum hystrix may be in some stands and can be the dominant shrub. Woody vines may include Toxicodendron radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Berchemia scandens, Campsis radicans, Gelsemium sempervirens, Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia, and Cocculus carolinus. The sparse to moderately well-developed herbaceous stratum contains species such as Apios americana, Arundinaria gigantea, Boehmeria cylindrica, Botrychium dissectum, Commelina virginica, Carex spp., Chasmanthium latifolium, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Dichanthelium sp., Dicliptera brachiata, Elephantopus carolinianus, Polygonum virginianum, Passiflora lutea, and Mitchella repens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: One stand attributed to this type is from a slough in a larger river (the Alabama). Prunus caroliniana may also occur in stands of this type, but whether as a natural component or as an escape has not been determined. The exotics Lonicera japonica and Ligustrum sinense may be present in stands of this association. To the north, this type would conceptually blend into ~Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus pagoda - Carya spp. / Carpinus caroliniana / Carex spp. Floodplain Forest (CEGL007353)$$, but its precise range limits are not clear.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this creek bottomland forest is dominated by some combination of Quercus pagoda, Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus michauxii, Pinus taeda, and Quercus laurifolia. Other canopy species include Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, Quercus lyrata, Fraxinus americana, Celtis laevigata, Liquidambar styraciflua, and others. Examples from Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area in Houston County, Georgia, can include Quercus sinuata. The subcanopy is well-developed and contains species such as Carpinus caroliniana, Halesia diptera, Cornus florida, Acer rubrum, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Carya laciniosa, Morus rubra, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Cercis canadensis, and Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum). The diverse and variable shrub layer may contain Symplocos tinctoria, Euonymus americanus, Ilex decidua, Aralia spinosa, Alnus serrulata, Halesia diptera, Hamamelis virginiana, Crataegus marshallii, Lindera benzoin, Nyssa sylvatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Asimina triloba, Forestiera ligustrina, Diospyros virginiana, and Rubus argutus. In addition, Sabal minor may be in some stands. Woody vines may include Toxicodendron radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Berchemia scandens, Campsis radicans, Gelsemium sempervirens, Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax rotundifolia, and Cocculus carolinus. The sparse to moderately well-developed herbaceous stratum contains species such as Apios americana, Arundinaria gigantea, Boehmeria cylindrica, Botrychium dissectum, Commelina virginica, Carex spp., Chasmanthium latifolium, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Dichanthelium sp., Dicliptera brachiata, Elephantopus carolinianus, Polygonum virginianum, Passiflora lutea, and Mitchella repens. In addition, an example in the Talladega National Forest of Alabama (Oakmulgee Ranger District) contains the herbs Ageratina altissima, Dichanthelium commutatum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Leersia virginica, Dioscorea quaternata, Sanicula canadensis, Saururus cernuus, Lobelia cardinalis, and Hymenocallis occidentalis (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). Prunus caroliniana may also occur in stands of this type, but whether as a natural component or as an escape has not been determined. The exotics Lonicera japonica and Ligustrum sinense may be present in stands of this association.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on terraces, and possibly second bottoms, of creeks and small brownwater rivers of the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (South Atlantic, East Gulf, and Upper East Gulf). Flooding is annual, but the water table usually is well below the soil surface throughout most of the growing season.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs on creeks and brownwater rivers of the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (South Atlantic, East Gulf, and Upper East Gulf) from Georgia to Mississippi. Its status in Florida is not known. In the South Atlantic Coastal Plain, it has only been documented from central Georgia in association with Blackbelt geology in Houston County.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL?, GA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687396
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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 | CEGL007354 Cherrybark Oak - Water Oak / Two-wing Silverbell / Longleaf Woodoats - Branched Foldwing Floodplain Forest | CEGL007354 | 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: = Quercus pagoda - Quercus nigra / Halesia diptera - Ilex decidua / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Dicliptera brachiata Forest (ALNHP 2002)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2002. Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge: Natural community and rare plant survey. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, The Nature Conservancy, Montgomery.
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.