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CEGL004109 Quercus pagoda - Quercus nigra Forest
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Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cherrybark Oak - Water Oak Forest
Colloquial Name: Cherrybark Oak - Water Oak Loess Bluff Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest is characterized by a mixed canopy generally with Quercus pagoda and Quercus nigra as codominants. It occurs on the loess bluffs of the Mississippi River area of Mississippi, especially at Vicksburg National Military Park. Stands of this forest are characterized by a canopy typically containing Quercus pagoda and Quercus nigra as codominants. Also present as canopy trees are Quercus shumardii, Ulmus rubra, Sassafras albidum, Carya illinoinensis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Fraxinus americana. Subcanopy trees can additionally include Acer negundo, Quercus muehlenbergii, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carya cordiformis, Prunus serotina, Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, Liriodendron tulipifera, Cercis canadensis, Quercus michauxii, Celtis laevigata, Morus rubra, Cornus florida, Ostrya virginiana, and (in Adams and Jefferson counties, Mississippi) Magnolia grandiflora. Shrubs include Carpinus caroliniana, Acer rubrum, Callicarpa americana, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Frangula caroliniana, Toxicodendron radicans, Euonymus americanus, Cornus foemina, Viburnum rufidulum, Lindera benzoin, Asimina triloba, Sideroxylon lycioides, Juniperus virginiana, Diospyros virginiana, Arundinaria gigantea, Acer floridanum, Juglans nigra, Hydrangea quercifolia, Cornus drummondii, and Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis. The exotic shrub Ligustrum sinense is especially common in some disturbed stands. Native vines include Toxicodendron radicans, Gelsemium sempervirens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax bona-nox, Nekemias arborea, Cocculus carolinus, Smilax tamnoides, Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis cinerea, Smilax glauca, Bignonia capreolata, Smilax rotundifolia, Berchemia scandens, and Celastrus scandens. The most abundant herbaceous plants are Polystichum acrostichoides, Passiflora lutea, Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, and Phytolacca americana.
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Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
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Floristics: This forest is characterized by a mixed canopy generally with Quercus pagoda and Quercus nigra as codominants. Also present as canopy trees are Quercus shumardii, Ulmus rubra, Sassafras albidum, Carya illinoinensis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus taeda, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Fraxinus americana. Subcanopy trees can additionally include Acer negundo, Quercus muehlenbergii, Tilia americana var. caroliniana, Carya cordiformis, Prunus serotina, Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, Liriodendron tulipifera, Cercis canadensis, Quercus michauxii, Celtis laevigata, Morus rubra, Cornus florida, Ostrya virginiana, and in Adams and Jefferson counties, Mississippi, Magnolia grandiflora. Shrubs (in addition to many of the above-mentioned species) include Carpinus caroliniana, Acer rubrum, Callicarpa americana, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Frangula caroliniana, Toxicodendron radicans, Euonymus americanus, Cornus foemina, Viburnum rufidulum, Lindera benzoin, Asimina triloba, Sideroxylon lycioides, Juniperus virginiana, Diospyros virginiana, Arundinaria gigantea, Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), Juglans nigra, Hydrangea quercifolia, Cornus drummondii, and Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (= Sambucus canadensis). The exotic shrub Ligustrum sinense is especially common, sometimes completely dominating the forest understory. Ligustrum japonicum, Nandina domestica, Firmiana simplex, and Poncirus trifoliata are occasional. The native vines include Toxicodendron radicans, Gelsemium sempervirens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Smilax bona-nox, Nekemias arborea (= Ampelopsis arborea), Cocculus carolinus, Smilax tamnoides (= Smilax hispida), Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis cinerea, Smilax glauca, Bignonia capreolata, Smilax rotundifolia, Berchemia scandens, and Celastrus scandens. Exotic vines include Lonicera japonica and Hedera helix. The most abundant herbaceous plants are Polystichum acrostichoides, Passiflora lutea, Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. setarius (= Oplismenus setarius), Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, and Phytolacca americana.
Dynamics: This forest occurs on sites which were apparently cleared in the past, especially during the Civil War; natural disturbance occurs in canopy gaps.
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on the loess bluffs of the Mississippi River area of Mississippi, especially at Vicksburg National Military Park, Warren County, Mississippi.
Geographic Range: This association is found on loess bluffs of the Mississippi River and elsewhere in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, south of the Mississippi Delta.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.768370
Confidence Level: Low
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.b American Beech - Southern Sugar Maple - White Oak Forest Group | G166 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Alliance | A3235 Shumard Oak - Cherrybark Oak - White Ash Coastal Plain Forest Alliance | A3235 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004109 Cherrybark Oak - Water Oak Forest | CEGL004109 | 1.B.1.Na.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
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Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Lea, C., B. Waltermire, and C. Nordman. 2013. Vegetation classification and mapping, Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/GULN/NRTR--2013/710. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.