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Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest |
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Name: Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest
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Description: This West Gulf Coastal Plain calcareous forest is currently known only from the Keiffer Prairie Research Natural Area on the Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, but related vegetation may also be present on the Fleming geological formation in eastern Texas. It is described as the 'typical' Keiffer forest surrounding open pockets of Keiffer Prairie herbaceous vegetation. This type is known only from soils mapped as Hollywood silty clay loam or Oktibbeha silt loam. The hardwood canopy is dominated by <i>Carya myristiciformis, Fraxinus americana</i>, and a strong woody vine stratum. Other associated species include <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus alata, Quercus shumardii, Quercus stellata, Pinus taeda, Frangula caroliniana, Cornus florida, Cornus drummondii, Cercis canadensis, Toxicodendron radicans, Berchemia scandens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Sanicula canadensis, Dichanthelium commutatum (= Panicum commutatum), Trepocarpus aethusae</i>, and <i>Galium circaezans</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36458.CEGL007194
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Common: Keiffer Prairie Margin Oak-Ash-Hickory Forest
  Translated: Shumard Oak - White Ash - Nutmeg Hickory / Southern Arrow-wood / Cherokee Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Quercus shumardii - Fraxinus americana - Carya myristiciformis / Viburnum dentatum / Carex cherokeensis Forest
  Code: CEGL007194
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684592 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo