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CEGL004098 Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (White Oak, Scarlet Oak, Southern Red Oak, Black Oak) / Mountain Laurel Forest
Colloquial Name: Southern Cumberland High-Energy River Oak Terrace Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community consists of deciduous forests on terraces 1-3 m (3-10 feet) above the banks of medium-sized, high-energy rivers in the Cumberlands and Ridge and Valley regions of Alabama and possibly Tennessee. These forests are unusual in that they are flooded yearly, yet they retain a canopy dominated by oaks more common on drier slopes. Any combination of Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, and Quercus velutina dominates along with more traditional bottomland tree species such as Liriodendron tulipifera and Liquidambar styraciflua. The shrub layer has at least 30% cover and tends to be dominated by Kalmia latifolia with other shrubs such as Calycanthus floridus, Corylus cornuta, Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum spp., and others. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to moderate and contains Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (at least 10% cover).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Placement in the "upland" alliance is less of a problem under hierarchy changes being contemplated.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Any combination of Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, and Quercus velutina dominates along with more traditional bottomland tree species such as Liriodendron tulipifera and Liquidambar styraciflua. The shrub layer has at least 30% cover and tends to be dominated by Kalmia latifolia with other shrubs such as Calycanthus floridus, Corylus cornuta, Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum spp., and others. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to moderate and contains Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (at least 10% cover).
Dynamics: This forest is most likely flooded briefly every year as water levels rise in response to heavy winter or spring rains.
Environmental Description: This community consists of deciduous forests on terraces 1-3 m (3-10 feet) above the banks of medium-sized, high-energy rivers in the Cumberlands and Ridge and Valley regions of Alabama and possibly Tennessee. These forests are unusual in that they are flooded yearly, yet they retain a canopy dominated by oaks more common on drier slopes.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the southern Cumberlands of Alabama and probably also occurs in similar environments throughout the Ridge and Valley and Cumberland ecoregion of Alabama and Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, NC, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.740220
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.2 Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M502 | 1.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.2.a Chestnut Oak - Hickory species / American Chestnut Forest Group | G015 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A4390 White Oak - Northern Red Oak - Quercus montana Forest Alliance | A4390 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004098 (White Oak, Scarlet Oak, Southern Red Oak, Black Oak) / Mountain Laurel Forest | CEGL004098 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schotz, A., H. Summer, and R. White, Jr. 2008. Vascular plant inventory and ecological community classification for Little River Canyon National Preserve. NatureServe, Durham, NC. 244 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.