Just upstream from the plot the community type grades to dominance by Andropogon gerardii, although edaphic conditions seem similar. A similar community type is found in a linear strip across the river. These communities are best developed along straight pools. Upslope from the plot is a floodplain riparian forest.;Steep riparian bank along a slow straight stretch of the river. The stand is a tall herb community with overhanging trees rooted farther up the bank. The herb physiognomy is probably maintained by deposition of sediments which bury woody saplings, or possibly by flood energy.
Representativeness
The plot is most of a narrow community with relatively homogenous vegetation . Upstream the plot grades to an unusual herb bank with Andropogon gerardii dominance on fine textured sediment.