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CEGL007746 Quercus alba - Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Chasmanthium laxum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - (Southern Red Oak, Post Oak) / Slender Woodoats Forest
Colloquial Name: Highland Rim White Oak - Mixed Oak - Hickory Mesic Streamside Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents mesic oak forests in The Barrens region of the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. Its range may extend into the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain as well. The canopy is dominated by Quercus alba and/or Quercus falcata and Quercus stellata. Other Quercus species may be present in the canopy, such as Quercus velutina and Quercus coccinea, along with several Carya species, such as Carya tomentosa, Carya ovata, and Carya glabra. This association is found on uplands along intermittent streams and drainages which grades into forests of wetter areas where Quercus phellos becomes codominant in the canopy. Prunus serotina usually is present as a minor component of the canopy and/or subcanopy. The moderately dense subcanopy/shrub layer is dominated by Acer rubrum but may also include Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Hypericum hypericoides often is present as a low-growing shrub. The herbaceous stratum in this community contains mesic to wet species such as Uvularia sessilifolia, Houstonia caerulea, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Chasmanthium laxum, Mitchella repens, Polytrichum commune, and Sphagnum spp. Thalictrum revolutum and Krigia biflora are also common in this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: At Arnold Air Force Base (Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee), this association is found along intermittent streams such as Spring and Hickerson creeks, along Saltwell and Lawson hollows, and along small intermittent tributaries of Rowland, Brumalow, and Crumpton creeks. The combination of somewhat dry-mesic canopy species and its position along intermittent creeks may contribute to the distinctiveness of this vegetation type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands is dominated by Quercus alba and/or Quercus falcata and Quercus stellata. Other Quercus species may be present in the canopy, such as Quercus velutina and Quercus coccinea, along with several Carya species, such as Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Carya ovata, and Carya glabra. This association is found on uplands along intermittent streams and drainages which grades into forests of wetter areas where Quercus phellos becomes codominant in the canopy. Prunus serotina usually is present as a minor component of the canopy and/or subcanopy. The moderately dense subcanopy/shrub layer is dominated by Acer rubrum but may also include Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Hypericum hypericoides often is present as a low-growing shrub. The herbaceous stratum in this community contains mesic to wet species such as Uvularia sessilifolia, Houstonia caerulea, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Chasmanthium laxum, Mitchella repens, Polytrichum commune, and Sphagnum spp. Thalictrum revolutum and Krigia biflora are also common in this community.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This mesic forest is found along shallow intermittent streams in The Barrens of the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. Its range may extend into the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain as well.
Geographic Range: Thought to be mostly restricted to a limited region of the Interior Low Plateau (and possibly parts of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain). A comprehensive review of its relationship to related types is not complete.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, KY?, MS?, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688110
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4Q
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.c White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Northern Red Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G159 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3291 Post Oak - Southern Red Oak - White Oak Interior Low Plateau Woodland Alliance | A3291 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL007746 White Oak - (Southern Red Oak, Post Oak) / Slender Woodoats Forest | CEGL007746 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus alba - Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Chasmanthium laxum Forest (TNC 1998a)
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNC [The Nature Conservancy]. 1998a. An investigation and assessment of the vegetation of Arnold Air Force Base. Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee. The Nature Conservancy, Tennessee Field Office, Nashville. 37 pp. plus appendices.