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Ulmus crassifolia - Celtis laevigata / Ilex decidua / Elymus virginicus Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Ulmus crassifolia - Celtis laevigata / Ilex decidua / Elymus virginicus Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association occurs on alluvial terraces and floodplains along rivers and streams in central and southern Texas. Composition is quite variable, but the overstory is typically dominated by <i>Ulmus crassifolia</i> and <i>Celtis laevigata</i>. Other characteristic overstory species may include <i>Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Tilia americana var. caroliniana (= Tilia caroliniana)</i>, and <i>Carya illinoinensis</i>. Midstory trees that may reach into the overstory include <i>Acer negundo, Juglans major, Juglans microcarpa, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Sideroxylon lanuginosum</i>, and <i>Sophora affinis</i>. Typical components of the generally open understory include <i>Ilex decidua, Forestiera pubescens, Cornus drummondii, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus</i>, and occasionally <i>Lindera benzoin</i> and <i>Juniperus ashei</i>. The herbaceous layer is dense in patches and may include <i>Elymus virginicus, Chasmanthium latifolium, Setaria scheelei, Carex amphibola</i>, and <i>Verbesina virginica</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34994.CEGL008468
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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  Translated: Cedar Elm - Sugarberry / Possum-haw / Virginia Wildrye Forest
  Scientific: Ulmus crassifolia - Celtis laevigata / Ilex decidua / Elymus virginicus Forest
  Code: CEGL008468