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CEGL007256 Quercus sinuata var. sinuata - Fraxinus americana - Quercus muehlenbergii / Rhus aromatica - Cornus drummondii Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bastard Oak - White Ash - Chinquapin Oak / Fragrant Sumac - Roughleaf Dogwood Forest
Colloquial Name: Dry-Mesic Copenhagen Calcareous Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This upland forest community is known only from dry-mesic slopes associated with Jackson Calcareous Prairies in Louisiana. The open to closed canopy is dominated by Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, Quercus shumardii, Quercus muehlenbergii, Fraxinus americana, Acer floridanum, and Pinus taeda. The open subcanopy consists of canopy species. The open to dense shrub layer includes Rhus aromatica, Cornus drummondii, Ilex decidua, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Frangula caroliniana, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Crataegus spathulata, Viburnum rufidulum, and Diospyros virginiana. The herb layer is characteristically dominated by Melica mutica and Carex cherokeensis but also includes Echinacea purpurea, Phlox pilosa, Carex microdonta, and species from the nearby prairie openings.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Alliance placement uncertain.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open to closed canopy of stands of this type is dominated by Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, Quercus shumardii, Quercus muehlenbergii, Fraxinus americana, Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), and Pinus taeda. The open subcanopy consists of canopy species. The open to dense shrub layer includes Rhus aromatica, Cornus drummondii, Ilex decidua, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Frangula caroliniana, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Crataegus spathulata, Viburnum rufidulum, and Diospyros virginiana. The herb layer is characteristically dominated by Melica mutica and Carex cherokeensis but also includes Echinacea purpurea, Phlox pilosa, Carex microdonta, and species from the nearby prairie openings.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This upland forest community is known only from dry-mesic slopes associated with Jackson Calcareous Prairies in Louisiana.
Geographic Range: This upland forest community is known only from dry-mesic slopes associated with Jackson Calcareous Prairies in Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688114
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.e Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak - Blue Ash Forest & Woodland Group | G601 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3276 Chinquapin Oak - Hickory species - Bastard Oak Forest Alliance | A3276 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL007256 Bastard Oak - White Ash - Chinquapin Oak / Fragrant Sumac - Roughleaf Dogwood Forest | CEGL007256 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.