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CEGL002090 Ulmus americana - Celtis (laevigata, occidentalis) - Fraxinus pennsylvanica Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Elm - (Sugarberry, Common Hackberry) - Green Ash Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: In Oklahoma, this association occurs in moist to wet soils in riparian corridors, throughout Oklahoma except the panhandle. The canopy of this forest is characteristically dominated by some combination of Ulmus americana, Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Other characteristic species include Carya cordiformis, Carya illinoinensis, Juglans nigra, Quercus macrocarpa, and Quercus shumardii in the canopy and subcanopy, as well as Arisaema dracontium, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cocculus carolinus, Elephantopus carolinianus, Elymus virginicus, Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis, and Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii as herbs and shrubs. In addition, Juglans microcarpa is a common associate in Caddo, Kiowa, and Greer counties, Oklahoma.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Hoagland (2000) places this in an Ulmus (americana/rubra) forest alliance, and states that the habitat of that alliance is "wet to mesic soil in riparian corridors," and that this association "corresponds to SAF 93," which implies that its global placement in ~Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Carya illinoinensis - Quercus macrocarpa Great Plains Floodplain Forest Alliance (A3680)$$ is plausible. More information is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this forest is characteristically dominated by some combination of Ulmus americana, Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Other characteristic species include Carya cordiformis, Carya illinoinensis, Juglans nigra, Quercus macrocarpa, and Quercus shumardii in the canopy and subcanopy, as well as Arisaema dracontium, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cocculus carolinus, Elephantopus carolinianus, Elymus virginicus, Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (= Sambucus canadensis), and Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii as herbs and shrubs. In addition, "Juglans microcarpa is a common associate in Caddo, Kiowa, and Greer counties," Oklahoma (Hoagland 1997).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: In Oklahoma, this association occurs in moist to wet soils in riparian corridors, throughout Oklahoma except the panhandle.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs in Oklahoma and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OK, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
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.5 Pecan - Sugarberry - Bur Oak Floodplain Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M154 | 1.B.3.Nb.5 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a Southeastern Great Plains Floodplain Forest Group | G784 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A3680 Green Ash - Pecan - Bur Oak Great Plains Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3680 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL002090 American Elm - (Sugarberry, Common Hackberry) - Green Ash Floodplain Forest | CEGL002090 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Sugarberry - American Elm - Green Ash: 93 (Eyre 1980)
< Sugarberry-Elm Series (Diamond 1993)
< Sugarberry-Elm Series (Diamond 1993)
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