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CEGL003871 Quercus pagoda - (Quercus falcata) / Ostrya virginiana Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cherrybark Oak - (Southern Red Oak) / Hophornbeam Forest
Colloquial Name: Central Interior Upland Cherrybark Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dry-mesic forest community is restricted to apparently calcareous-influenced or basic soils associated with high terraces and adjacent slopes in western Tennessee, Kentucky, and possibly adjacent areas in both the East Gulf Coastal Plain and adjacent Interior Low Plateau near the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. These are upland stands with a significant, if not dominant, component of Quercus pagoda and occasionally dominated or codominated by Quercus falcata in Interior Low Plateau stands. A number of other hardwoods may also be present, such as Quercus velutina, Liquidambar styraciflua, Carya ovalis, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus rubra, and Quercus imbricaria. The subcanopy may be heavily dominated by Ostrya virginiana and may also contain Ulmus alata, Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus americana, and Acer rubrum. These forests are on distinctly upland areas isolated from the river floodplains and may also occur on small ridgetops overlooking the floodplains.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type may be renamed as the data are fully integrated. It is based on few samples, and more information is needed on its complete range and its relationship to similar vegetation.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These are upland stands with a significant, if not dominant, component of Quercus pagoda and occasionally dominated or codominated by Quercus falcata in Interior Low Plateau stands. A number of other hardwoods may also be present, such as Quercus velutina, Liquidambar styraciflua, Carya ovalis, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus rubra, and Quercus imbricaria. The subcanopy may be heavily dominated by Ostrya virginiana and may also contain Ulmus alata, Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus americana, and Acer rubrum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These forests are on distinctly upland areas isolated from river floodplains, such as the Tennessee River (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). This dry-mesic forest community is restricted to apparently calcareous-influenced or basic soils associated with high terraces and adjacent slopes in western Tennessee, Kentucky, and possibly adjacent areas in both the East Gulf Coastal Plain and adjacent Interior Low Plateau near the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
Geographic Range: This forest association is described from western Tennessee and could occur in adjacent Alabama, Kentucky and/or Mississippi. More information is needed on the complete range of this type.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, KY?, MS?, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687554
Confidence Level: Low
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3235 Shumard Oak - Cherrybark Oak - White Ash Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A3235 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL003871 Cherrybark Oak - (Southern Red Oak) / Hophornbeam Forest | CEGL003871 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus pagoda - (Quercus falcata) / Ostrya virginiana Forest (Nordman 2004b)
< IA6j. Interior Calcareous Oak - Hickory Forest (Allard 1990)
< IA6j. Interior Calcareous Oak - Hickory Forest (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.
- Chester, E. W., B. E. Wofford, and R. Kral. 1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants. Volume 2: Angiosperms: Dicots. Miscellaneous Publication No. 13. Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.
- Krinard, R. M. 1990. Quercus falcata var pagodifolia Ell. Cherrybark oak. Pages 644-649 in: R. M. Burns and B. H. Honkala, technical coordinators. Silvics of North America: 2. Hardwoods. Agricultural Handbook 654.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Nordman, C. 2004b. Plant community classification for Shiloh National Military Park. NatureServe, Durham, NC. 65 pp. plus appendices and CD.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- White, Jr., R. D. 2005. Vascular plant inventory and plant community classification for Fort Donelson National Battlefield. NatureServe, Durham, NC. 135 pp.