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CEGL004626 Salix nigra - Platanus occidentalis Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Willow - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Black Willow - Sycamore Montane Bottomland Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This low slope or bottom forest of the Tennessee Blue Ridge/Ridge and Valley transition zone is dominated by Salix nigra. Other common canopy species include Platanus occidentalis, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Pinus virginiana. This early-successional forest occurs at the mouth of perennial drainages that flow into Tellico Lake, Tennessee.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Originally described from Tellico Pilot Project (Ridge and Valley of Tennessee, northeastern Monroe County; 12 stands sampled), where this early successional forest occurs at the mouth of perennial drainages that flow into Tellico Lake (Andreu and Tukman 1995), in the Tennessee Blue Ridge/Ridge and Valley transition zone (221Jb). Formerly attributed to the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, on riverfronts, in Kentucky; see instead ~Salix nigra - (Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides) Southern Floodplain Forest (CEGL007410)$$. This association may actually belong in a "small stream forest alliance."
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopies of stands of this low slope or bottom forest are dominated by Salix nigra. Other common canopy species include Platanus occidentalis, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Pinus virginiana.
Dynamics: This is often an early-successional community, but its regeneration and survival depend on natural flooding and hydrologic regimes being maintained. These areas are subject to altered hydrology due to lake construction (M. Pyne pers. obs.).
Environmental Description: This early-successional forest occurs at the mouth of perennial drainages that flow into Tellico Lake (Andreu and Tukman 1995), in the Tennessee Blue Ridge/Ridge and Valley transition zone (221Jb). It is possible in related areas of the Interior Low Plateau and Southern Appalachians. These areas are subject to altered hydrology due to lake construction (M. Pyne pers. obs.).
Geographic Range: Described from the Ridge and Valley of Tennessee; it is likely to be found in the adjacent Cumberlands, and possible in the Interior Low Plateau and Southern Appalachians.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.1 Silver Maple - American Sycamore - Hackberry species Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M029 | 1.B.3.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.1.b <i>Acer saccharinum - Platanus occidentalis - Liquidambar styraciflua</i> Floodplain Forest Group | G673 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3702 American Sycamore - Sweetgum - Tuliptree Southern Appalachian Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3702 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004626 Black Willow - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest | CEGL004626 | 1.B.3.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix nigra (Andreu and Tukman 1995)
? IIA7a. Black Willow Riverfront Forest (Allard 1990)
? IIA7a. Black Willow Riverfront Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Andreu, M. G., and M. L. Tukman. 1995. Forest communities of the Tellico Lake Area, East Tennessee. M.F. project report, Duke University, School of the Environment. Durham, NC. 66 pp. plus appendices.
- Pyne, Milo. Personal communication. Southeast Regional Ecologist. NatureServe, Southeast Regional Office, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.