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(Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This Gulf Coastal Plain community is comprised of Crataegus-dominated depression forests (5-10 m tall), which often have a scattered emergent canopy of Quercus laurifolia, and to a lesser extent Quercus phellos. This type occurs in upland depressions or poorly drained flatwoods environments in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of eastern Texas and Louisiana, ranging apparently to Mississippi and possibly Alabama. These sites take on the appearance of shrublands since the canopy tends to be much shorter statured than the surrounding areas. Crataegus viridis and Crataegus opaca are characteristic in stands of this type. Most of the individual stems are small diameter with relatively swollen bases, although occasional large-diameter oaks (often Quercus phellos) are present. Herb species are generally sparse and the type is generally low in species diversity. These communities are sometimes known colloquially as 'mayhaw slashes' in Louisiana.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24042.QUERCUSLAURIFOL Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Apr-1995 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Crataegus (aestivalis, opaca, rufula) Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: (Diamondleaf Oak) / Western Mayhaw - Green Hawthorn Forest   Common: Western Mayhaw Pond   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688505 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest   Code: CEGL007386 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest