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CEGL004693 Juglans nigra - Celtis occidentalis Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Walnut - Common Hackberry Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Kentucky Bluegrass Ruderal Black Walnut Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association covers second-growth forests on deep soils of woodlots and fencerows of calcium-rich areas in the Bluegrass Basin of Kentucky. The canopy is dominated by Juglans nigra and Celtis occidentalis, with Fraxinus americana, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Robinia pseudoacacia, and scattered Ulmus americana. This represents the weedy, second-growth equivalent of ~Juglans nigra - Aesculus glabra var. glabra - Gymnocladus dioicus / Arundinaria gigantea - (Asimina triloba) Forest (CEGL004437)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: A related mostly historical woodland was dominated by Juglans nigra, Aesculus glabra var. glabra, Gymnocladus dioicus, and Quercus macrocarpa, with less frequently Celtis occidentalis, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Carya cordiformis, Carya laciniosa, Acer nigrum, Acer saccharum, Quercus shumardii, and Juglans cinerea. Arundinaria gigantea was locally extensive in the woodland community, which had variable structure, and was maintained by fire with a return time of perhaps once a decade.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this association is dominated by Juglans nigra and Celtis occidentalis. Fraxinus americana, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Robinia pseudoacacia, and scattered Ulmus americana may also occur. This represents the weedy, second-growth equivalent of ~Juglans nigra - Aesculus glabra var. glabra - Gymnocladus dioicus / Arundinaria gigantea - (Asimina triloba) Forest (CEGL004437)$$.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association covers second-growth forests on deep soils of woodlots and fencerows of calcium-rich areas in the Bluegrass Basin of Kentucky.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the Bluegrass Basin of Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689175
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Black Locust - Tuliptree - Norway Maple Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M013 | 1.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.90.a Eastern Red-cedar - Tuliptree / Tatarian Honeysuckle Ruderal Forest Group | G030 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A3228 Tuliptree - Black Walnut - Black Locust Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3228 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004693 Black Walnut - Common Hackberry Ruderal Forest | CEGL004693 | 1.B.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Campbell, J. J. N. 1980a. Present and presettlement forest conditions in the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 109 pp. [Excerpts only]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.