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CEGL004535 Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Western Soapberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: Soapberry Talus & Dune Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a broadly defined community dominated by Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii. As currently conceived, examples are open woodlands potentially occurring throughout Oklahoma, and possibly Texas as well, but found most commonly in central and western Oklahoma. The core concept of this type is natural stands dominated by Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii growing on sand dunes and talus slopes on Black Mesa, Oklahoma. Characteristic associates include Andropogon gerardii, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Quercus macrocarpa, Rhus aromatica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Smilax bona-nox, and Ulmus americana. Zanthoxylum hirsutum is often a codominant species in this association in the Red River counties of Love, Jefferson, and Cotton counties, Oklahoma.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Related semi-natural or cultural vegetation may be found along fencerows, margins of other forest and woodland associations, or as mottes on floodplain pastures (B. Hoagland pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii. Characteristic associates include Andropogon gerardii, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Quercus macrocarpa, Rhus aromatica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Smilax bona-nox, and Ulmus americana. Zanthoxylum hirsutum may be a codominant species in parts of the range.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This woodland occurs throughout Oklahoma, but is most common in central and western Oklahoma. It could occur in Texas as well.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OK, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Ne North American Great Plains Forest & Woodland Division | D326 | 1.B.2.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Ne.1 Bur Oak - Quaking Aspen / Western Wheatgrass Forest Woodland Macrogroup | M151 | 1.B.2.Ne.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e Eastern Red-cedar - Wingleaf Soapberry Mixed Great Plains Woodland | G890 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e |
| Alliance | A0627 Wingleaf Soapberry Scrub Woodland Alliance | A0627 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e |
| Association | CEGL004535 Western Soapberry Woodland | CEGL004535 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Group 3 (Collins et al. 1981)
- Baalman, R. J. 1965. Vegetation of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Jet, Oklahoma. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- Cogan, D. 2007a. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SOPN/NRTR-2007/075. National Park Service, Southern Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network, Johnson City, TX. 128 pp.
- Collins, S. L., P. G. Risser, and E. L. Rice. 1981. Ordination and classification of mature bottomland forests in north central Oklahoma. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 108:152-165.
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Hoagland, B. W. 1997. Preliminary plant community classification for Oklahoma. Unpublished draft document, version 35629. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, Norman. 47 pp.
- Hoagland, Bruce W. Personal communication. Ecologist, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- Rice, E. L. 1965. Bottomland forests of central Oklahoma. Ecology 40:593-608.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.