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A0627 Sapindus saponaria Scrub Woodland Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance includes patchy woodlands in western Oklahoma often consisting of scattered clonal mottes of Sapindus saponaria.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wingleaf Soapberry Scrub Woodland Alliance
Colloquial Name: Wingleaf Soapberry Scrub Woodland Alliance
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance includes patchy woodlands often consisting of scattered clonal mottes of Sapindus saponaria. A community in this alliance has been defined for Oklahoma, occurring in the western two-thirds of the state, with scattered occurrences in the east and ranging into Texas. Characteristic associates include Andropogon gerardii, Celtis laevigata var. reticulata, Quercus macrocarpa, Rhus aromatica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Smilax bonanox, and Ulmus americana. Zanthoxylum hirsutum may be a codominant species in parts of the range. These woodlands occur on sand dunes and talus slopes on Black Mesa, Oklahoma.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Patchy woodlands often consisting of scattered clonal mottes of Sapindus saponaria.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: More information is needed to fully document the range and floristics of this alliance. 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.). This type probably has sufficient woodland structure to move to Great Plains Woodland.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: This alliance consists of patchy woodlands of scattered clonal mottes of Sapindus saponaria.
Floristics: Stands are dominated by scattered clonal mottes of 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: More information is needed to better describe the dynamics for this vegetation. Fire, climate, native grazing and edaphic factors all likely played a role historically in maintaining this vegetation. Loss of these natural processes may have resulted in a shift toward a more closed canopy, increase in successional woody species, and decrease in native grass cover.
Environmental Description: This alliance is known from sand dunes and talus slopes on Black Mesa, Oklahoma.
Geographic Range: This woodland occurs throughout Oklahoma, but is most common in central and western Oklahoma. It also occurs in Texas and northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,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: ? Sapindus saponaria woodland alliance (Hoagland 1998a)
? Soapberry Series (Dick-Peddie 1993)
? Soapberry Series (Dick-Peddie 1993)
- Dick-Peddie, W. A. 1993. New Mexico vegetation: Past, present, and future. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. 244 pp.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.
- Hoagland, B. W. 1998a. Classification of Oklahoma vegetation types. Working draft. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, Norman. 43 pp.
- Hoagland, Bruce W. Personal communication. Ecologist, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, University of Oklahoma, Norman.