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Quercus phellos - Quercus similis / Crataegus marshallii - Crataegus spathulata / Chasmanthium laxum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus phellos - Quercus similis / Crataegus marshallii - Crataegus spathulata / Chasmanthium laxum Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This West Gulf Coastal Plain flatwoods forest is dominated by Quercus phellos and Quercus similis. It occurs over somewhat poorly drained, predominantly acidic, silt loams overlying clays on secondary or "high" stream terraces deposited during the Pleistocene. These sites are periodically flooded and ponded with standing water, but overbank flooding occurs only rarely. This type is known from Louisiana and Texas, and may occur in southwestern Arkansas. Pinus taeda often occurs along the periphery of most examples and may be a significant component of the canopy in disturbed examples. Several species of Crataegus, including Crataegus viridis, Crataegus opaca, Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus spathulata, and Crataegus brachyacantha, are characteristic of both the subcanopy and understory. The understory of this community is typically patchy, with large open spaces occurring between dense patches of shrubs. The short-shrub stratum is often characterized by Sabal minor. The cover of the ground layer is typically sparse but ranges from 50-75% cover in areas with shorter hydroperiods. It is often characterized and dominated by Chasmanthium laxum. Some of the soils on which this community occurs, including the Guyton, Diboll, and Fuller series, are Natraqualfs (i.e., soils with high salt content).  Accession Code: VB.CC.27308.QUERCUSPHELLOSQ Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Nov-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus phellos Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Willow Oak - Delta Post Oak / Parsleyleaf Haw - Littlehip Haw / Slender Spikegrass Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689433 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Quercus phellos - Quercus similis / Crataegus marshallii - Crataegus spathulata / Chasmanthium laxum Forest   Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Saline Flatwoods Oak Forest   Code: CEGL007363 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus phellos - Quercus similis / Crataegus marshallii - Crataegus spathulata / Chasmanthium laxum Forest