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CEGL004602 Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus shumardii Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak Forest
Colloquial Name: Ozark Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in lowlands and on mesic slopes over basic soils. Boulders or fragments of limestone or other basic rock may be present at the surface. It is abundant in the eastern half of Oklahoma, with localized occurrences in western Oklahoma; it ranges east to the Arkansas Ozarks and Ouachitas. In Oklahoma other characteristic species include Aesculus glabra, Carya cordiformis, Carya illinoinensis, Desmodium glutinosum, Frangula caroliniana, Fraxinus americana, Myosotis verna, and Quercus macrocarpa. Arkansas examples also may contain Acer saccharum, Carya ovata, Quercus rubra, and Juglans nigra in the canopy; Carya ovalis, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cladrastis kentukea, Cornus florida, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Magnolia acuminata, and Ulmus rubra in the subcanopy; Asimina triloba, Cornus drummondii, Philadelphus pubescens, Ptelea trifoliata var. mollis, and Staphylea trifolia as tall shrubs; and Arundinaria gigantea, Dirca palustris, Hydrangea arborescens, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Lindera benzoin var. pubescens, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo, and Viburnum rufidulum as low shrubs. Herbs include Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis laevigata var. laevigata, Asarum canadense, Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium resiliens, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cystopteris protrusa, Dicentra cucullaria, Dioscorea quaternata, Dryopteris marginalis, Galium circaezans, Geum canadense, Hybanthus concolor, Hydrophyllum appendiculatum?, Lilium superbum, Maianthemum racemosum, Oxalis stricta, Polymnia canadensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Silene ovata, Solidago caesia, and Woodsia obtusa. Additional information is needed regarding landscape position and floristics of this association across its range.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The relationship of dry to moist phases to the overall geographic distribution of this association and a related eastern type, ~Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus shumardii - Carya (carolinae-septentrionalis, ovata) Forest (CEGL007808)$$, is under investigation. Forest versus woodland placement of the type is uncertain.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In Oklahoma other characteristic species include Aesculus glabra, Carya cordiformis, Carya illinoinensis, Desmodium glutinosum, Frangula caroliniana, Fraxinus americana, Myosotis verna, and Quercus macrocarpa. Arkansas examples also may contain Acer saccharum, Carya ovata, Quercus rubra, and Juglans nigra in the canopy; Carya ovalis, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis, Cladrastis kentukea, Cornus florida, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Magnolia acuminata, and Ulmus rubra in the subcanopy; Asimina triloba, Cornus drummondii, Philadelphus pubescens, Ptelea trifoliata var. mollis, and Staphylea trifolia as tall shrubs; and Arundinaria gigantea, Dirca palustris, Hydrangea arborescens, Juniperus virginiana, Lindera benzoin var. pubescens, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo, and Viburnum rufidulum as low shrubs. Herbs include Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis laevigata, Asarum canadense, Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium resiliens, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cystopteris protrusa, Dicentra cucullaria, Dioscorea quaternata, Dryopteris marginalis, Galium circaezans, Geum canadense, Hybanthus concolor, Hydrophyllum appendiculatum?, Lilium superbum, Maianthemum racemosum, Oxalis stricta, Polymnia canadensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Silene ovata, Solidago caesia, and Woodsia obtusa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs in lowlands and on mesic slopes over basic soils. Boulders or fragments of limestone or other basic rock may be present at the surface.
Geographic Range: This association is abundant in the eastern half of Oklahoma, with localized occurrences in western Oklahoma; it ranges east to the Arkansas Ozarks and Ouachitas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688573
Confidence Level: Low
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 | CEGL004602 Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak Forest | CEGL004602 | 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
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