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CEGL004436 Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus muehlenbergii / Arundinaria gigantea / Elymus spp. Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Blue Ash - Bur Oak - Chinquapin Oak / Giant Cane / Wildrye species Woodland
Colloquial Name: Bluegrass Cane Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This historic community was restricted to the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. The tree layer was dominated by variable mixtures of Fraxinus quadrangulata, Quercus macrocarpa, and Quercus muehlenbergii, with various other species as well, especially Juglans nigra, Aesculus glabra, and Gymnocladus dioicus, and in moister areas Carya laciniosa and Quercus shumardii. Arundinaria gigantea was locally dominant, and sometimes very extensive. This type graded locally to Arundinaria-dominated areas with scattered to nearly absent trees [see ~Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa / Arundinaria gigantea Open Woodland Alliance (A0794)$$]. Shrubs include Symphoricarpos orbiculatus. The herb layer was well-developed in more open areas (probably as a result of fire and bison-browse), with species such as Trifolium stoloniferum, Elymus spp., Ageratina altissima var. altissima, Amphicarpaea bracteata, and possibly Tridens flavus and Poa pratensis?. The presence of Acer saccharum in present vegetation related to this historic type is a symptom of fire suppression.
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: The tree layer was dominated by variable mixtures of Fraxinus quadrangulata, Quercus macrocarpa, and Quercus muehlenbergii, with various other species as well, especially Juglans nigra, Aesculus glabra, and Gymnocladus dioicus, and in moister areas Carya laciniosa and Quercus shumardii. Arundinaria gigantea (= ssp. gigantea) was locally dominant, and sometimes very extensive. Shrubs include Symphoricarpos orbiculatus. The herb layer was well-developed in more open areas (probably as a result of fire and bison-browse), with species such as Trifolium stoloniferum, Elymus spp., Ageratina altissima var. altissima, Amphicarpaea bracteata, and possibly Tridens flavus and Poa pratensis?. The presence of Acer saccharum in present vegetation related to this historic type is a symptom of fire suppression.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This historic community was restricted to the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689214
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.e Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak - Blue Ash Forest & Woodland Group | G601 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A0794 Blue Ash - Bur Oak / Giant Cane Open Woodland Alliance | A0794 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL004436 Blue Ash - Bur Oak - Chinquapin Oak / Giant Cane / Wildrye species Woodland | CEGL004436 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Blue Ash-Oak Savanna--Woodland (Bryant et al. 1980)
= Bluegrass Woodland (Evans 1991)
= Bluegrass Woodland (Evans 1991)
- Bryant, W. S., M. E. Wharton, W. H. Martin, and J. B. Varner. 1980. The blue ash-oak savanna-woodland, a remnant of presettlement vegetation in the Inner Bluegrass of Kentucky. Castanea 45:150-164.
- Evans, M. 1991. Kentucky ecological communities. Draft report to the Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission. 19 pp.
- Evans, M., B. Yahn, and M. Hines. 2009. Natural communities of Kentucky 2009. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 22 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.