Name:
Ulmus americana - Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Celtis laevigata / Glyceria striata - (Carex cherokeensis) Riparian Blackland Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This riparian mesic blackland woodland community occurs in deep soils on relatively level terrain, typically as narrow communities bordering ephemeral streams and dry-mesic and mesic blackland prairie. Fire plays a role in its formation and maintenance. Dominant tree species include <i>Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Celtis laevigata var. laevigata</i>. Other woody vegetation includes <i>Acer negundo, Nekemias arborea, Berchemia scandens, Campsis radicans, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Diospyros virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Platanus occidentalis, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vitis cinerea</i>. Dominant herbaceous species include <i>Glyceria striata</i> and/or <i>Carex cherokeensis</i>, with <i>Arisaema dracontium, Arundinaria gigantea, Helianthus grosseserratus, Juncus effusus</i>, and <i>Leersia oryzoides</i>. Temporarily high water tables probably strongly influence herbaceous community and moderately influence woody species composition. Woody vegetation succession is rapid during periods of fire suppression, forming almost impenetrable thickets of vines and shrubs. <i>Carex cherokeensis</i> appears to dominate the herbaceous vegetation in more disturbed stands. No high-quality examples of this community are known. A greater understanding of this community type should result with additional fire management. Fire-suppressed remnants of this community type occur at the International Paper Blackland Prairie. The type location is in Clark County, Arkansas. Other examples occur in Hempstead and Howard counties, and it should be found in Little River, Nevada, and Sevier counties, Arkansas.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35965-{191D23DE-004B-4A02-B695-675A645936A1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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