Name:
Quercus pagoda - Quercus similis - Carya glabra - Quercus sinuata var. sinuata / Crataegus triflora Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This West Gulf Coastal Plain forest is known only from mesic to moist calcareous soils associated with the Jackson Geologic Formation in north-central Louisiana. It is characterized by a dense canopy, 20-30 m tall, of Quercus oglethorpensis, Quercus similis, Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, Quercus phellos, Quercus pagoda, Quercus shumardii, Quercus alba, Pinus taeda, Carya ovata, Acer barbatum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus americana, and Ulmus alata. A sparse subcanopy of canopy species and a sparse shrub layer of Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus flava, Crataegus triflora, Aesculus pavia var. pavia, Bignonia capreolata, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia are present. The sparse to moderately dense herb layer is comprised of Trillium ludovicianum, Oxalis rubra, Carex cherokeensis, Sisyrinchium sp., Tillandsia usneoides, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Danthonia spicata, Lithospermum tuberosum, Allium canadense var. canadense, and Cardamine bulbosa. Characteristic examples of this type are known from Copenhagen Forest (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20164.QUERCUSPAGODAQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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