Name:
A.291
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
Stands of this alliance are typically dominated by some combination of ~Quercus michauxii, Quercus pagoda$, and ~Quercus shumardii$, with ~Liquidambar styraciflua$ typically as a significant component. All three of these primary oaks are possible in combination in the coastal plains, ~Quercus pagoda$ being the most restricted in range. ~Quercus michauxii$ will be absent from much of the Ozarks, Ouachitas, and Interior Low Plateau (except along the larger unimpounded rivers). ~Quercus shumardii$ is apparently absent from much of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. In addition, ~Quercus phellos, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus similis, Quercus oglethorpensis, Quercus sinuata var. sinuata$, and/or ~Quercus nigra$ may also be present, but in combination with the other primary oaks. Other associated species include ~Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Carya alba, Carya cordiformis, Carya myristiciformis, Nyssa biflora, Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra$, with ~Carya laciniosa$ in the northern part of the range of the alliance. Associated subcanopy and shrub species include ~Asimina triloba, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Aesculus sylvatica, Carpinus caroliniana, Ilex decidua, Cornus foemina, Cornus florida, Halesia diptera$, and ~Styrax americanus$. ~Arundinaria gigantea$ is common in forests in this alliance. Other herbaceous and vine species that may be present include ~Phlox carolina, Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Tillandsia usneoides, Campsis radicans, Toxicodendron radicans$, and ~Parthenocissus quinquefolia$. Within the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, high presence of ~Liquidambar$ and ~Quercus nigra$ indicate past farming at least on the associated upland. This alliance occurs primarily in brownwater situations, and often occurs on terraces in second bottoms. This alliance is distributed throughout the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, the Piedmont, the Cumberland Plateau, the Interior Low Plateau, and in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain northwards to southern Illinois.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.1898.A291
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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- status: accepted
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 Community's Parent: I.B.2.N.d
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This Community's Level:
Alliance
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 This Community's Children:
[none]
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Names:
Code: A.291
Scientific: QUERCUS (MICHAUXII, PAGODA, SHUMARDII) - LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA TEMPORARILY FLOODED FOREST ALLIANCE
Common: (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Cherrybark Oak, Shumard Oak) - Sweetgum Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined)
Quercus (michauxii, pagoda, shumardii) - Liquidambar styraciflua Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
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