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CEGL007142 Pinus taeda Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: Riparian Loblolly Pine Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These Pinus taeda stands, with few to no hardwoods, occur on higher ridges in floodplains and develop following natural disturbance. Stands are dominated by Pinus taeda. Associated species vary with geography and floodplain position, but include Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus nigra, Quercus phellos, Quercus michauxii, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Nyssa biflora. In Oklahoma, associates include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus falcata, Quercus shumardii, Ulmus americana, Carpinus caroliniana, Crataegus marshallii, Ilex opaca, Morus rubra, Nyssa biflora, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Carex lupulina, and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum.
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: Stands are dominated by Pinus taeda. Associated species vary with geography and floodplain position, but include Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus nigra, Quercus phellos, Quercus michauxii, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Nyssa biflora. In Oklahoma, associates include Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus falcata, Quercus shumardii, Ulmus americana, Carpinus caroliniana, Crataegus marshallii, Ilex opaca, Morus rubra, Nyssa biflora, Arundinaria gigantea, Berchemia scandens, Carex lupulina, and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These stands occur on higher ridges in floodplains.
Geographic Range: Found in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States from North Carolina to Texas, north to southeastern Oklahoma.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR?, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689515
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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 | A3628 Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Coastal Plain Riparian Forest Alliance | A3628 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL007142 Loblolly Pine Riparian Forest | CEGL007142 | 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: < Loblolly Pine - Hardwood: 82 (Eyre 1980)
- Blair, W. F., and T. H. Hubbell. 1938. The biotic districts of Oklahoma. The American Midland Naturalist 20:425-454.
- Duck, L. G., and J. B. Fletcher. 1945. A survey of the game and furbearing animals of Oklahoma; chapter 2, The game types of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission, Division of Wildlife Restoration and Research, Oklahoma City.
- Eyre, F. H., editor. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Society of American Foresters, Washington, DC. 148 pp.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.