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CEGL007747 Juniperus virginiana - (Celtis laevigata, Prunus angustifolia, Sideroxylon lycioides) Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Red-cedar - (Sugarberry, Chickasaw Plum, Buckthorn Bully) Woodland
Colloquial Name: Black Belt Prairie Red-cedar Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This short-statured forest of the Black Belt of Alabama and Mississippi has a typically closed canopy, usually strongly dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana. Other woody associates are Celtis laevigata, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Crataegus engelmannii, Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Ilex decidua, Prunus angustifolia, Sideroxylon lycioides, and Ulmus alata. Herbs are few, though the moss Thuidium delicatulum can form a carpet. Prairie forbs and grasses may persist in small openings and in edge situations.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community based on Leidolf and McDaniel (1998).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this vegetation are strongly dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana. Other woody associates are Celtis laevigata, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Crataegus engelmannii, Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Ilex decidua, Prunus angustifolia, Sideroxylon lycioides, and Ulmus alata (Leidolf and McDaniel 1998). Herbs are few, though the moss Thuidium delicatulum can form a carpet. Prairie forbs and grasses may persist in small openings and in edge situations.
Dynamics: Canopy closure of stands may vary from closed to somewhat open, depending on fire history.
Environmental Description: In Mississippi, where this type was first described, this woodland occurs on thin, highly erodible, calcareous soils over chalk where it is interspersed with areas of exposed chalk (Leidolf and McDaniel 1998).
Geographic Range: This type is found in the Black Belt of Alabama and Mississippi (Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688183
Confidence Level: Low
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.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 | A3273 Chinquapin Oak - Blue Ash - Eastern Red-cedar Woodland Alliance | A3273 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL007747 Eastern Red-cedar - (Sugarberry, Chickasaw Plum, Buckthorn Bully) Woodland | CEGL007747 | 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: = Prairie Cedar Woodland (Leidolf and McDaniel 1998)
- Leidolf, A., and S. McDaniel. 1998. A floristic study of black prairie plant communities at Sixteen Section Prairie, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Castanea 63:51-62.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.