Name:
Quercus nigra - Quercus (alba, phellos) Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This forest is found on poorly drained, flat bottomlands of intermittent streams and depressional areas in otherwise flat alluvial floodplains of the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee; the soils are formed on recent alluvium. Quercus nigra is typically the dominant species of this temporarily flooded forest; the most common associates are Quercus alba and Quercus phellos. Some examples have Quercus lyrata as a dominant or codominant. Other canopy species can include Quercus pagoda (especially to the south), Quercus michauxii, Quercus shumardii, Quercus palustris (in northerly examples), Ulmus americana, Carya alba, Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Nyssa biflora, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Celtis spp., Acer rubrum, Platanus occidentalis, Prunus serotina, and others. The variability of canopy species composition from occurrence to occurrence may be relatively large. Pinus taeda could be occasionally present in the canopy as an invader from nearby plantations. Subcanopy and shrub species include Carpinus caroliniana, Cornus florida, Acer negundo, Acer saccharinum, Salix nigra, Alnus serrulata, Ilex opaca, and Itea virginica, among others. Woody vines are an important component of this community and include Toxicodendron radicans, Campsis radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Smilax rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Vitis spp., and others. Herbs typically include Triadenum walteri, Osmunda cinnamomea, Impatiens capensis, and Carex spp. Exotics such as Ligustrum sinense, Lonicera japonica, and Microstegium vimineum increase following disturbance.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18212.QUERCUSNIGRAQUE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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Names:
Translated: Water Oak - (White Oak, Willow Oak) Forest
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683485
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Code: CEGL004979
Scientific: Quercus nigra - Quercus (alba, phellos) Forest
Common: Eastern Highland Rim Water Oak Floodplain Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined)
Quercus nigra - Quercus (alba, phellos) Forest
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