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Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata / Sabal minor Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata / Sabal minor Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes forests of cheniers of coastal Louisiana. Soils are silty clay loams, and there is sometimes a substantial shell hash component. The 6- to 15-m tall closed canopy is comprised of Quercus virginiana, Celtis laevigata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, and Ulmus americana. The subcanopy consists of Crataegus viridis, Quercus nigra, Ilex decidua, and canopy species. The open to dense shrub layer includes Sabal minor, Ilex vomitoria, Diospyros virginiana, Ampelopsis arborea, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis mustangensis, Campsis radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Herbs include Oplismenus hirtellus and Tillandsia usneoides. This type lacks many species typical of related types, such as Magnolia grandiflora, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Viburnum dentatum. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22874.QUERCUSVIRGINIA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Apr-1995 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Live Oak - Sugarberry / Dwarf Palmetto Forest
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  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata / Sabal minor Forest
  Common: Coastal Louisiana Chenier Forest
  Code: CEGL007466
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata / Sabal minor Forest