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CEGL004978 Quercus nigra - Magnolia virginiana - Taxodium distichum Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Water Oak - Sweetbay - Bald-cypress Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These small river floodplain forests of the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and possibly Mississippi are dominated by Quercus nigra and Magnolia virginiana with Taxodium distichum. The canopy and subcanopy contain other hardwood species such as Quercus laurifolia, Quercus phellos, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus michauxii, Nyssa biflora, and Carpinus caroliniana. There are extensive stands of Arundinaria gigantea in the understory. The canopy is partly evergreen, and Quercus nigra is semi-evergreen at the latitude of Baton Rouge, but this association is placed in deciduous.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Described from Lake Ramsay, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. This is also found in the floodplain of the Tchefuncte River. The canopy of this association is partly evergreen, and Quercus nigra is semi-evergreen at the latitude of Baton Rouge, but this association is placed in deciduous.
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 Quercus nigra and Magnolia virginiana with Taxodium distichum. The canopy and subcanopy contain other hardwood species such as Quercus laurifolia, Quercus phellos, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus michauxii, Nyssa biflora, and Carpinus caroliniana. There are extensive stands of Arundinaria gigantea in the understory. More information is needed on the composition of the lower strata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is found in temporarily flooded small river floodplains (not in seasonally flooded swamps).
Geographic Range: This association is found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and possibly Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, MS?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689271
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a Swamp Chestnut Oak - Laurel Oak - Sweetgum Floodplain Forest Group | G034 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A4683 <i>Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra - Quercus pagoda</i> Southeast Floodplain Forest Alliance | A4683 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL004978 Water Oak - Sweetbay - Bald-cypress Floodplain Forest | CEGL004978 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.