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CEGL007871 Quercus laurifolia - (Quercus nigra, Nyssa biflora) / Diospyros virginiana Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Laurel Oak - (Water Oak, Swamp Tupelo) / Common Persimmon Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Depression Baygol Swamp
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This West Gulf Coastal Plain community occurs as isolated circular depressions of less than an acre to several acres in size, locally called "baygols." The closed canopy is typically dominated by Quercus laurifolia, with lesser amounts of Quercus nigra and Nyssa biflora. The typical understory contains Diospyros virginiana and Crataegus spp. The herb stratum is poorly developed. This community occurs on the Intermediate Pleistocene Terraces (Bentley and Montgomery) in a pine flatwoods landscape.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The closed canopy is typically dominated by Quercus laurifolia, with lesser amounts of Quercus nigra and Nyssa biflora. The typical understory contains Diospyros virginiana and Crataegus spp. The herb stratum is poorly developed.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on the Intermediate Pleistocene Terraces (Bentley and Montgomery) in a pine flatwoods landscape. This West Gulf Coastal Plain community occurs as isolated circular depressions of less than an acre to several acres in size, locally called "baygols" (Bridges 1988).
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689861
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.2 Swamp Tupelo - Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress Basin Swamp & Flatwoods Macrogroup | M033 | 1.B.3.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b Laurel Oak - Willow Oak - Loblolly Pine Wet Flatwoods Group | G130 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Alliance | A4190 Loblolly Pine - Laurel Oak - Willow Oak West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Forest Alliance | A4190 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
| Association | CEGL007871 Laurel Oak - (Water Oak, Swamp Tupelo) / Common Persimmon Wet Forest | CEGL007871 | 1.B.3.Nb.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Upland Depression Swamp - West Gulf Coastal Plain (Bridges 1988)
- Bridges, E. L. 1988. A preliminary survey for potential natural areas in the Pine Flatwoods Region in southwestern Louisiana. Report to the Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Baton Rouge. 31 pp.
- 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.