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A3218 Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Rhus trilobata Woodland Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance represents woodland vegetation characterized by Quercus stellata and/or Quercus marilandica and western shrubs such as Rhus trilobata, among others. It is not characterized by Ulmus crassifolia and most other eastern deciduous forest species.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Skunkbush Sumac Woodland Alliance
Colloquial Name: Western Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance represents woodland vegetation characterized by Quercus stellata and/or Quercus marilandica and western shrubs such as Rhus trilobata var. trilobata, among others. It is not characterized by Ulmus crassifolia and most other eastern deciduous forest species. This vegetation occurs in the western Edwards Plateau and Rolling Plains regions of Texas and Oklahoma.
Diagnostic Characteristics: This alliance represents woodland vegetation characterized by Quercus stellata and western shrubs occurring west of the range of Ulmus crassifolia and most other eastern deciduous forest species.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This alliance represents a placeholder for scrubby woodland vegetation dominated by Quercus stellata and/or Quercus marilandica occurring west of the range of Ulmus crassifolia and most other eastern deciduous forest species. More information is needed to flesh out detailed floristic, environment, and range of this alliance. Some of this will likely include describing new associations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This woodland vegetation is characterized by Quercus stellata and/or Quercus marilandica and western shrubs such as Rhus trilobata var. trilobata (= Rhus aromatica var. trilobata), among others. It is not characterized by Ulmus crassifolia and most other eastern deciduous forest species.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This vegetation occurs in the western Edwards Plateau and Rolling Plains regions of Texas and Oklahoma.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OK, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899342
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.f Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G017 | 1.B.2.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A3218 Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Skunkbush Sumac Woodland Alliance | A3218 | 1.B.2.Na.1.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.