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Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This West Gulf Coastal Plain calcareous forest is currently known only from the Keiffer Prairie Research Natural Area on the Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, but related vegetation may also be present on the Fleming geological formation in eastern Texas. It is described as the 'typical' Keiffer forest surrounding open pockets of Keiffer Prairie herbaceous vegetation. This type is known only from soils mapped as Hollywood silty clay loam or Oktibbeha silt loam. The hardwood canopy is dominated by Carya myristiciformis, Fraxinus americana, and a strong woody vine stratum. Other associated species include Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus alata, Quercus shumardii, Quercus stellata, Pinus taeda, Frangula caroliniana, Cornus florida, Cornus drummondii, Cercis canadensis, Toxicodendron radicans, Berchemia scandens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Sanicula canadensis, Dichanthelium commutatum (= Panicum commutatum), Trepocarpus aethusae, and Galium circaezans.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18702.QUERCUSSHUMARDI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Nov-1996 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus shumardii - Quercus pagoda Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Shumard Oak - White Ash - Nutmeg Hickory / Southern Arrow-wood / Cherokee Sedge Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684592 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007194   Scientific: Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest   Common: Keiffer Prairie Margin Oak-Ash-Hickory Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest