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(Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Swamp Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Swamp Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This Gulf Coastal Plain community comprises <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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35632-{C4B5C67A-8912-4FB8-AF77-EF179DF26D1C} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-May-2002 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Crataegus aestivalis - Crataegus opaca - Crataegus rufula Swamp Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688505 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007386   Translated: (Laurel Oak) / Riverflat Hawthorn - Green Hawthorn Swamp Forest   Common: Western Mayhaw Pond   Scientific: (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Swamp Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007386 (similar) (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest (similar) (Quercus laurifolia) / Crataegus opaca - Crataegus viridis Forest