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Quercus stellata - Pinus taeda Flatwoods Depression Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Pinus taeda Flatwoods Depression Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association is found in the West and Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregions of eastern Texas and possibly adjacent areas of western Louisiana and Arkansas. Stands occur in slight topographic depressions or shallow ponds on Pleistocene high terraces. These forests are considered to be seasonally flooded since during average years they hold water for a portion of the growing season, albeit for very short duration. These areas may be best thought of as "flatwoods" as the source of the water in the depressions results from precipitation. These areas are dominated by Quercus stellata and Pinus taeda with average canopy cover of 80% or greater. No other tree species have been documented in the canopy of known examples. The understory is very open to sparse and contains Chasmanthium sessiliflorum and Chasmanthium laxum and relatively few additional species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18510.QUERCUSSTELLATA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 20-May-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Post Oak - Loblolly Pine Flatwoods Depression Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683596 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008587
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Pinus taeda Flatwoods Depression Forest
  Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Post Oak - Loblolly Flatwoods Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus stellata - Pinus taeda Flatwoods Depression Forest