Name:
Carya illinoinensis - Celtis laevigata Floodplain Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This forest is found on nearly level floodplains and terraces along major streams and rivers in the central and south-central United States, ranging from Kansas and Arkansas, south to Texas and Louisiana. Soils are deep, poorly drained to well-drained, and formed in silty, loamy and clayey recent alluvium. The vegetation is dominated by a closed-canopy forest. Characteristic dominants include <i>Carya illinoinensis</i> and <i>Celtis laevigata</i>. In Oklahoma, other characteristic species include <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ilex decidua, Quercus shumardii, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii</i>, in Kansas they include <i>Acer negundo, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juglans nigra, Platanus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>, and in Texas they include <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana, Platanus occidentalis, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Cornus drummondii, Ilex decidua</i>, and <i>Acer negundo</i>. Ground layer species may include <i>Carex grayi, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Verbesina virginica</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30996-{4010313F-401A-4788-A09F-C5873B687B6A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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