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CEGL002093 Platanus occidentalis - Salix nigra Floodplain Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Sycamore - Black Willow Floodplain Woodland
Colloquial Name: Edwards Plateau Sycamore - Black Willow Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a deciduous strip woodland occurring on moist to wet often gravelly soils in periodically scoured creekbeds and riverbeds across most of the Edwards Plateau and adjacent areas in Texas. Platanus occidentalis and Salix nigra along with Populus deltoides are usually present, often as scattered small trees representing growth since the most recent catastrophic flood. A poorly developed shrub stratum may include Baccharis neglecta, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Amorpha fruticosa, and Juglans microcarpa. The herbaceous stratum varies with moisture, disturbance, and other factors.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association was originally classed in former Platanus occidentalis - (Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Celtis laevigata, Acer saccharinum) Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance (A.288) and was moved into ~Platanus occidentalis - Juglans major - Salix nigra Floodplain Woodland Alliance (A2018)$$ where it is included with related vegetation in the western Edwards Plateau. This association occurs at Fort Hood, but occurrences are typically smaller than 0.5 ha. It is documented at Fort Hood by the following vegetation data: WF-3.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Platanus occidentalis and Salix nigra along with Populus deltoides are usually present, often as scattered small trees representing growth since the most recent catastrophic flood. A poorly developed shrub stratum may include Baccharis neglecta, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Amorpha fruticosa, and Juglans microcarpa. The herbaceous stratum varies with moisture, disturbance, and other factors.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is a deciduous strip woodland occurring on moist to wet often gravelly soils in periodically scoured creekbeds and riverbeds across most of the Edwards Plateau and adjacent areas in Texas.
Geographic Range: This association occurs across most of the Edwards Plateau and adjacent areas in Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689772
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5?
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 | A3682 American Sycamore - Eastern Cottonwood - Black Willow Great Plains Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3682 | 1.B.3.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL002093 American Sycamore - Black Willow Floodplain Woodland | CEGL002093 | 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: No Data Available
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.
- Turner, Rick. Personal communication. Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX.