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Quercus lyrata Pond Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus lyrata Pond Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This overcup oak pond forest is found in the south-central United States in southern Missouri and Arkansas. Stands occur in basins of sinkholes or other isolated depressions on uplands. Soils are very poorly drained, and surface water may be present for extended periods of time, rarely becoming dry. Water depth may average close to 0.5 m in depth. Soils may be deep (100 cm or more), consisting of peat or muck, with parent material of peat, muck or alluvium. These forests are <i>Quercus lyrata</i>-dominated and occur in seasonally flooded ponds in upland situations. These ponds may also have <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Nyssa biflora</i> in the canopy. These canopy species also occur in the shrub layer with <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Herbaceous species, such as <i>Eleocharis obtusa</i>, can be present in the center of the pond, along with hummocks of <i>Sphagnum</i>. When these ponds draw down, leaf litter can comprise 60-70% of the ground cover, with only scattered herbs on the <i>Sphagnum</i> hummocks and at the bases of trees. Small thickets of <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> occur around the edges of these ponds and on hummocks, with occasional <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. Additional species that occur on hummocks and tree bases include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Asplenium platyneuron</i>, and moss species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35287.CEGL004642
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Overcup Oak Pond Forest
  Translated: Overcup Oak Pond Forest
  Code: CEGL004642
  Scientific: Quercus lyrata Pond Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684585 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo