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CEGL007912 Carya illinoinensis - Celtis laevigata - Ulmus (americana, crassifolia) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pecan - Sugarberry - (American Elm, Cedar Elm) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Upper Terrace Pecan Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a bottomland forest of upper terraces in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee and possibly the adjacent West Gulf Coastal Plain. More information is to be provided by Susan Carr and Tom Foti. Forest stands dominated by the nominal species (Carya illinoinensis, Celtis laevigata, Ulmus americana) have been observed in Shelby Forest State Park, Shelby County, Tennessee (234An). The possible occurrence of this or related vegetation in the adjacent West Gulf Coastal Plain needs to be confirmed.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: More information on the detailed floristics of this vegetation type are to be provided by Susan Carr and Tom Foti. The possible occurrence of this or related vegetation in the adjacent West Gulf Coastal Plain needs to be confirmed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this vegetation type are dominated by Carya illinoinensis and Celtis laevigata with Ulmus americana and/or Ulmus crassifolia. Ulmus crassifolia reaches the eastern limit of its distribution in western Tennessee and would be more rare in stands of this type in that state.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This is a bottomland forest of upper terraces.
Geographic Range: This forest is presumed to occur in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee; it could also occur in the adjacent West Gulf Coastal Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, LA, MS, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687464
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.b Green Ash - American Elm - Black Willow Floodplain Forest Group | G759 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A3709 American Elm - Cedar Elm - Sugarberry West Gulf Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3709 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL007912 Pecan - Sugarberry - (American Elm, Cedar Elm) Mississippi River Floodplain Forest | CEGL007912 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Carr, S. Personal communication. Forest Ecologist. USDA Forest Service, Kisatchie National Forest, Alexandria, LA.
- Foti, Tom. Personal communication. Ecologist [retired]. Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Little Rock.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.