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CEGL002103 Salix nigra Central Floodplain Forest

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Willow Central Floodplain Forest

Colloquial Name: Central Black Willow Floodplain Forest

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: The black willow forest type is found widely but sporadically across the central United States. Stands occur on the banks of small to large rivers where they are a component of point bar succession. It may also be present in the inflows of manmade lakes where similar sand bars may develop over time and where the seasonal draining patterns of the lake may mimic similar natural processes. Surface water is present for brief periods during the growing season, but the water table usually lies well below soil surface. The vegetation is a closed-canopy forest dominated by Salix nigra. Associates may include Populus deltoides, Betula nigra, Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Diospyros virginiana, Cornus drummondii, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum, Acer negundo, and Acer saccharinum. Shrubs and herbaceous plants are absent to fairly dense. They include Nekemias arborea, Mikania scandens, Toxicodendron radicans, Polygonum spp., Erechtites hieraciifolius, Boehmeria cylindrica, and Phytolacca americana. In Kentucky, stands may contain Dichanthelium commutatum.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: This type needs a thorough rangewide assessment to standardize its concept. In Missouri, stands of this nature are included in ~Populus deltoides - Salix nigra - Acer saccharinum Floodplain Forest (CEGL002018)$$.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: This vegetation is a closed-canopy forest.

Floristics: The vegetation is a closed-canopy forest dominated by Salix nigra. Associates include Populus deltoides, Betula nigra, Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Diospyros virginiana, Cornus drummondii, Ulmus americana, Acer rubrum, Acer negundo, and Acer saccharinum. Shrubs and herbaceous plants are absent to fairly dense. They include Nekemias arborea (= Ampelopsis arborea), Mikania scandens, Toxicodendron radicans, Polygonum spp., Erechtites hieraciifolius, Boehmeria cylindrica, and Phytolacca americana.

Dynamics:  Flooding is typically brief during the growing season.
Environmental Description:  Stands occur on the banks of small to large rivers in the central United States where they are a component of point bar succession. Surface water is present for brief periods during the growing season, but the water table usually lies well below soil surface.
Geographic Range: The black willow forest type is found widely, but sporadically across the central United States, ranging from Ohio west to Iowa, south to Oklahoma, and east to Kentucky and West Virginia.

Nations: CA,US

States/Provinces:  IA, IL?, IN?, KY, OH, OK, ON, WV


Confidence Level: Low

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.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division D011 1.B.3.Na
Macrogroup 1.B.3.Na.1 Silver Maple - American Sycamore - Hackberry species Floodplain Forest Macrogroup M029 1.B.3.Na.1
Group 1.B.3.Na.1.a Silver Maple - Green Ash - American Sycamore Floodplain Forest Group G652 1.B.3.Na.1.a
Alliance A4472 <i>Acer saccharinum - Populus deltoides</i> Midwest Floodplain Forest Alliance A4472 1.B.3.Na.1.a
Association CEGL002103 Black Willow Central Floodplain Forest CEGL002103 1.B.3.Na.1.a
Concept Lineage: merged in

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix nigra Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
Concept Author(s): Great Plains Program

Author of Description: D. Faber-Langendoen and M. Pyne

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 12-21-15
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