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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 (old isolated beach ridges surrounded by marsh) 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 <i>Quercus virginiana, Celtis laevigata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. The subcanopy consists of <i>Crataegus viridis, Quercus nigra, Ilex decidua</i>, and canopy species. The open to dense shrub layer includes <i>Sabal minor, Ilex vomitoria, Diospyros virginiana, Ampelopsis arborea, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis mustangensis, Campsis radicans</i>, and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>. Herbs include <i>Oplismenus hirtellus</i> and <i>Tillandsia usneoides</i>. This type lacks many species typical of related types, such as <i>Magnolia grandiflora, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Viburnum dentatum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33377.CEGL007466
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Common: Coastal Louisiana Chenier Forest
  Translated: Live Oak - Sugarberry / Dwarf Palmetto Forest
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata / Sabal minor Forest
  Code: CEGL007466