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CEGL004506 Quercus hemisphaerica - Carya glabra - (Quercus virginiana) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Darlington Oak - Pignut Hickory - (Live Oak) Forest
Colloquial Name: Northern Gulf Xeric Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a poorly understood and documented hardwood association found in the outer portions of the East Gulf Coastal Plain. It is best known in Florida where examples are dominated by Quercus nigra, Magnolia grandiflora, Carya glabra, and Quercus hemisphaerica, with Quercus hemisphaerica usually dominant, but is also found rarely in Mississippi and possibly in Alabama. Related hardwood forests or hammocks of the region with Quercus geminata are covered by another association. This community occurs on dry upper slopes with reduced fire frequencies. More information is needed on the floristic composition of this type.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In Florida, stands of this type are dominated by Quercus nigra, Magnolia grandiflora, Carya glabra, and Quercus hemisphaerica, with Quercus hemisphaerica usually dominant (A. Johnson pers. comm.). Persea borbonia and Ilex opaca may also be present in the understory. The extent to which Quercus virginiana is present or diagnostic of this type is not clear. More detailed information is needed on the floristic composition of this type both in Florida and throughout its range.
Dynamics: Fire likely maintained the ecotonal position of this community under natural conditions. With fire suppression and reduced fire frequency this type may expand into formerly more open sandhills.
Environmental Description: This type forms an ecotone between mesic hardwood forests and sandhills on dry upper slopes in the panhandle of north Florida (A. Johnson pers. comm.).
Geographic Range: These dry-mesic to xeric hammocks range from northern Florida and southern Alabama to southern Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689075
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.a Live Oak - Pignut Hickory - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Forest Group | G798 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A0372 Darlington Oak - Pignut Hickory - Southern Magnolia Forest Alliance | A0372 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004506 Darlington Oak - Pignut Hickory - (Live Oak) Forest | CEGL004506 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
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Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.