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CEGL004544 Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus shumardii - Carya cordiformis / Chasmanthium latifolium Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bur Oak - Shumard Oak - Bitternut Hickory / Indian Woodoats Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Bur Oak - Shumard Oak Mixed Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found in the United States in the southeastern Great Plains and adjacent Ozark-Ouachita region, ranging from the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma to northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas and adjacent Missouri and Arkansas. Stands occur on floodplains, where they are temporarily flooded for short periods as a result of river flooding, and more rarely on other mesic habitats. Soils are deep, medium-textured and formed in alluvium. The vegetation is dominated by a closed-canopy layer of trees, with Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus shumardii, and Carya cordiformis the major dominants. Other characteristic species include Carya illinoinensis, Frangula caroliniana, Populus deltoides, and Ulmus americana in Oklahoma and Acer negundo, Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Platanus occidentalis in Kansas. Ground layer species include Carex spp. and Leersia oryzoides.
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: The vegetation is dominated by a closed-canopy layer of trees, with Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus shumardii, and Carya cordiformis the major dominants. Other characteristic species include Carya illinoinensis, Frangula caroliniana, Populus deltoides, and Ulmus americana in Oklahoma (Hoagland 1997) and Acer negundo, Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Platanus occidentalis in Kansas (Lauver et al. 1999). Ground layer species include Carex spp. and Leersia oryzoides.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on floodplains, where they are temporarily flooded for short periods as a result of river flooding, and more rarely on other mesic habitats (Hoagland 1997). Soils are deep, medium-textured and formed in alluvium (Lauver et al. 1999).
Geographic Range: This association is found in the United States in the southeastern Great Plains and possibly adjacent Ozark-Ouachita region, ranging from northeastern Oklahoma and the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma to southeastern Kansas and adjacent Missouri and Arkansas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, KS, MO, OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.1 Silver Maple - American Sycamore - Hackberry species Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M029 | 1.B.3.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.1.a Silver Maple - Green Ash - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest Group | G652 | 1.B.3.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3713 Green Ash - American Basswood - oak spp. Mesic Floodplain Alliance | A3713 | 1.B.3.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004544 Bur Oak - Shumard Oak - Bitternut Hickory / Indian Woodoats Floodplain Forest | CEGL004544 | 1.B.3.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus shumardii - Carya cordiformis / Chasmanthium latifolium Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
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