Name:
Quercus phellos / Chasmanthium laxum - Carex (flaccosperma, intumescens) - Hymenocallis liriosme Flatwoods Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This willow oak flatwoods community occurs on broad, poorly drained flats of the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain. It is found in southern Arkansas, adjacent Louisiana, and eastern Texas, and may range into southeastern Oklahoma. This forest is typified by a closed, yet not densely forested, canopy. <i>Quercus phellos</i> may comprise 80-90% of the canopy in most examples. However, a variety of other woody species may also occur both as occasional canopy components and understory saplings. These species include <i>Acer rubrum, Ilex opaca, Carya aquatica, Celtis laevigata, Fraxinus caroliniana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Diospyros virginiana, Gleditsia triacanthos, Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis, Planera aquatica, Quercus lyrata, Quercus nigra, Quercus texana, Taxodium distichum</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. Shrubs are uncommon in this association. Much filtered light reaches the forest floor contributing to a fairly diverse herbaceous layer, the density of which may vary considerably among examples depending upon duration of standing water and amount of leaf litter build-up. <i>Chasmanthium laxum</i> may be common in many examples, along with a number of sedges, including <i>Carex flaccosperma, Carex albolutescens, Carex caroliniana, Carex debilis, Carex complanata, Carex debilis, Carex frankii, Carex intumescens, Carex joorii, Carex tribuloides, Carex typhina</i>, and other herbaceous species.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35286.CEGL007371
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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