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CEGL004963 Fagus grandifolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Quercus pagoda - Acer floridanum - Pinus taeda Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - Southern Magnolia - Cherrybark Oak - Southern Sugar Maple - Loblolly Pine Forest
Colloquial Name: Southern Loess Hills Hardwood - Pine Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents the mixed hardwood - pine forests on strongly loess-influenced loam soils in the hills of the western Florida parishes of Louisiana and areas of adjacent southwestern Mississippi, just east of the Tunica Hills upland hardwood forest type. It is similar to ~Quercus pagoda - Magnolia grandiflora - Fagus grandifolia / Hydrangea quercifolia / Thelypteris kunthii Forest (CEGL007461)$$ due to the presence of many calciphilic hardwoods, but it is not as rich and diverse in hardwood, shrub and fern species, and lacking the rare disjunct flora. In addition, pines and certain acidophilic mesic/dry-mesic hardwoods are a natural component of this type. Common trees include Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus alba, Quercus pagoda, Quercus falcata, Quercus nigra, Quercus michauxii, Quercus stellata, Quercus shumardii, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya glabra, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus alata, Acer floridanum, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Diospyros virginiana, and Magnolia virginiana. Small trees and shrubs include Morus rubra, Prunus caroliniana, Cornus florida, Ilex opaca, Oxydendrum arboreum, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Ilex vomitoria, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana, Hydrangea quercifolia, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium arboreum, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Erythrina herbacea, Rhododendron canescens, Styrax grandifolius, Halesia diptera, Aralia spinosa, Hamamelis virginiana, and Stewartia malacodendron (rarely). Common woody vines include Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Decumaria barbara, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Lonicera sempervirens (invasive). The woody grass Arundinaria gigantea is common and often is present in patches of various sizes. Common herbs are Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Trillium foetidissimum, Polystichum acrostichoides, Onoclea sensibilis, Elephantopus carolinianus, Mitchella repens, Carex spp., Tipularia discolor, Prenanthes altissima, Viola walteri, Aristolochia serpentaria, Sanicula canadensis, Podophyllum peltatum, and Uvularia perfoliata. This community is restricted to the western Florida parishes of eastern Louisiana and areas of adjacent southwestern Mississippi.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Common trees in stands of this association include Fagus grandifolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus alba, Quercus pagoda, Quercus falcata, Quercus nigra, Quercus michauxii, Quercus stellata, Quercus shumardii, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya glabra, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus alata, Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, Diospyros virginiana, and Magnolia virginiana. Small trees and shrubs include Morus rubra, Prunus caroliniana, Cornus florida, Ilex opaca, Oxydendrum arboreum, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Ostrya virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Ilex vomitoria, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana, Hydrangea quercifolia, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium arboreum, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Erythrina herbacea, Rhododendron canescens, Styrax grandifolius, Halesia diptera, Aralia spinosa, Hamamelis virginiana, and Stewartia malacodendron (rarely). Common woody vines include Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Decumaria barbara, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Lonicera sempervirens (invasive). The woody grass Arundinaria gigantea is common and often is present in patches of various sizes. Common herbs are Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Trillium foetidissimum, Polystichum acrostichoides, Onoclea sensibilis, Elephantopus carolinianus, Mitchella repens, Carex spp., Tipularia discolor, Prenanthes altissima, Viola walteri, Aristolochia serpentaria, Sanicula canadensis, Podophyllum peltatum, and Uvularia perfoliata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association represents the mixed hardwood - pine forests on strongly loess-influenced loam soils in the hills of the western Florida parishes of Louisiana, just east of the Tunica Hills upland hardwood forest type.
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to the western ''Florida parishes'' of eastern Louisiana and areas of adjacent southwestern Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688744
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.a American Beech - Southern Magnolia - Oak species Forest Group | G007 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Alliance | A0369 American Beech - Southern Magnolia Forest Alliance | A0369 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004963 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - Cherrybark Oak - Southern Sugar Maple - Loblolly Pine Forest | CEGL004963 | 1.B.1.Na.3.a |
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]
- 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.