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CEGL002104 Taxodium distichum - Platanus occidentalis Edwards Plateau Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bald-cypress - American Sycamore Edwards Plateau Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Edwards Plateau Bald-cypress - Sycamore Gallery Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This open forest is dominated by Taxodium distichum with Platanus occidentalis usually occurring as the second most important species. Large individuals of Taxodium distichum are typical. There is no significant midstory, but Salix nigra, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Amorpha fruticosa, and Sabal minor may occur as tall shrubs or small trees. The ground layer is highly disturbed by flooding and may have areas of standing water. This community occurs as narrow (5-25 m) strips along floodplains of perennial streams that run through steep-sided canyons. Deep, alluvial soils are usually saturated and periodically inundated during flood events. Forests and woodlands dominated by Quercus buckleyi, Quercus laceyi, and Juniperus ashei occur on adjacent canyon slopes.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This forest has no understory species in the name because there are no strong dominants in the understory.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This open forest is dominated by Taxodium distichum with Platanus occidentalis usually occurring as the second-most important species. Large individuals of Taxodium distichum are typical. There is no significant midstory, but Salix nigra, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Amorpha fruticosa, and Sabal minor may occur as tall shrubs or small trees. The ground layer is highly disturbed by flooding and may have areas of standing water.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs as narrow (10-m) strips along floodplains of perennial streams that run through steep-sided canyons. Deep, alluvial soils are usually saturated and periodically inundated during flood events.
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to Texas. It is known from the southern and eastern portions of the Edwards Plateau in central Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687895
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.5 Pecan - Sugarberry - Bur Oak Floodplain Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M154 | 1.B.3.Nb.5 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a Southeastern Great Plains Floodplain Forest Group | G784 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A3681 Bald-cypress - American Sycamore Edwards Plateau Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3681 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL002104 Bald-cypress - American Sycamore Edwards Plateau Floodplain Forest | CEGL002104 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? IIA7h. Edwards Plateau Bald Cypress - Sycamore Gallery 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.
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Diamond, D., B. Amos, T. Cook, R. Edwards, W. Elliot, R. Evans, and K. Kennedy. 1992. Endangered, threatened, and watchlist of natural communities of Texas. Texas Organization for Endangered Species. Austin, TX. 14 pp.
- Ford, A. L., and O. W. Van Auken. 1982. The distribution of woody species in the Guadalupe River floodplain forest in the Edwards Plateau of Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist 27:383-392.
- Riskind, D. H., and D. D. Diamond. No date. An overview of the ecology of the Edwards Plateau. Unpublished manuscript. 32 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.