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Quercus stellata - Pinus taeda Flatwoods Depression Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Pinus taeda Flatwoods Depression Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association is found in the West and Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregions of eastern Texas and possibly adjacent areas of western Louisiana and Arkansas. Stands occur in slight topographic depressions or shallow ponds on Pleistocene high terraces. These forests are considered to be seasonally flooded since during average years they hold water for a portion of the growing season, albeit for very short duration. These areas may be best thought of as "flatwoods" as the source of the water in the depressions results from precipitation. These areas are dominated by <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Pinus taeda</i> with average canopy cover of 80% or greater. No other tree species have been documented in the canopy of known examples. The understory is very open to sparse and contains <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i> and <i>Chasmanthium laxum</i> and relatively few additional species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35337.CEGL008587
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]
Names:   Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Post Oak - Loblolly Flatwoods
  Translated: Post Oak - Loblolly Pine Flatwoods Depression Forest
  Code: CEGL008587
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Pinus taeda Flatwoods Depression Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683596 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo