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Name: (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This Gulf Coastal Plain community is comprised of <i>Crataegus</i>-dominated depression forests (5-10 m tall), which often have a scattered emergent canopy of <i>Quercus laurifolia</i>, and to a lesser extent <i>Quercus phellos</i>. This type occurs in upland depressions or poorly drained flatwoods environments in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of eastern Texas and Louisiana, ranging apparently to Mississippi and possibly Alabama. These sites take on the appearance of shrublands since the canopy tends to be much shorter statured than the surrounding areas. <i>Crataegus viridis</i> and <i>Crataegus opaca</i> are characteristic in stands of this type. Most of the individual stems are small diameter with relatively swollen bases, although occasional large-diameter oaks (often <i>Quercus phellos</i>) are present. Herb species are generally sparse and the type is generally low in species diversity. These communities are sometimes known colloquially as 'mayhaw slashes' in Louisiana. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35949.CEGL007386
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: Western Mayhaw Pond
  Translated: (Laurel Oak) / Riverflat Hawthorn - Green Hawthorn Forest
  Scientific: (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest
  Code: CEGL007386
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688505 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo