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CEGL004662 Quercus muehlenbergii - Acer saccharum Southeastern Oklahoma Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chinquapin Oak - Sugar Maple Southeastern Oklahoma Forest
Colloquial Name: Southeastern Oklahoma Chinquapin Oak Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Forests dominated by Quercus muehlenbergii in eastern Oklahoma occurring with Acer saccharum. Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana may be a component. This association occurs on floodplains, ravines, and mesic slopes in eastern Oklahoma counties including Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, LeFlore, Mayes, McCurtain, Muskogee, Ottawa, and Sequoyah. Other characteristic species include Carya cordiformis, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Lindera benzoin, Parietaria pensylvanica, Podophyllum peltatum, and Staphylea trifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The taxonomy of the Acer sp. is uncertain in the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma and in eastern Oklahoma, where it may be Acer floridanum (B. Hoagland pers. comm.). Global name is temporary until more information is available.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These forests are dominated by Quercus muehlenbergii occurring with Acer saccharum. Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana may be a component. This association occurs on floodplains, ravines, and mesic slopes in eastern Oklahoma, in Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, LeFlore, Mayes, McCurtain, Muskogee, Ottawa, and Sequoyah counties. Other characteristic species include Carya cordiformis, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Lindera benzoin, Parietaria pensylvanica, Podophyllum peltatum, and Staphylea trifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs on floodplains, ravines, and mesic slopes in eastern Oklahoma, in Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, LeFlore, Mayes, McCurtain, Muskogee, Ottawa, and Sequoyah counties.
Geographic Range: This association occurs on floodplains, ravines, and mesic slopes in Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, LeFlore, Mayes, McCurtain, Muskogee, Ottawa, and Sequoyah counties of eastern Oklahoma.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR?, OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688457
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G4
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.5 Central Midwest Mesic Forest Macrogroup | M882 | 1.B.2.Na.5 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.5.a Sugar Maple - Bitternut Hickory - White Ash Forest Group | G791 | 1.B.2.Na.5.a |
| Alliance | A3260 Sugar Maple - Bitternut Hickory - White Ash Ozark-Ouachita Forest Alliance | A3260 | 1.B.2.Na.5.a |
| Association | CEGL004662 Chinquapin Oak - Sugar Maple Southeastern Oklahoma Forest | CEGL004662 | 1.B.2.Na.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Dooley, K. L. 1983. Description and dynamics of some western oak forests in Oklahoma. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- Dooley, K. L., and S. L. Collins. 1984. Ordination and classification of western oak forests in Oklahoma. American Journal of Botany 7:1221-1227.
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Hoagland, Bruce W. Personal communication. Ecologist, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- Kohlbacher, G. C. 1978. The effects of periodic flooding on upland forest succession. Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- Little, E. L. 1938. The vegetation of Muskogee County, Oklahoma. American Midland Naturalist 19:559-572.
- Rice, E. L., and W. T. Penfound. 1959. The upland forests of Oklahoma. Ecology 40:593-608.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Zanoni, T. A., P. G. Risser, and I. H. Butler. 1979. Natural areas for Oklahoma. Oklahoma Natural Heritage Program, Norman. 72 pp.